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nib

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ˈnib

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as in mouth

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering a finch cracking seeds in its nib

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as in tip

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow make sure the nib has been sharpened before you try to cut anything

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Recent Examples of nib The nib occupies a cosy space between firm and malleable, which makes light work of achieving a knife-edge flick. —

Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 17 Apr. 2024 The Best of Beauty Award winner is practically a toolbox for your arches, including a mini toothbrush for fluffing, a slanted nib for defining, long and short spoolies for taming, and a tiny spatula for at-home lifting and laminating (if that’s your jam). —

Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 June 2024 Low lighting protects the turtles, and the menu offers only seasonal choices, including gluten-free breadfruit pancakes that promise to be the next Manhattan superfood craze, with chocolate nib tapenade as a sweet treat. —

Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024 The company’s signature bitter drinking chocolate, a rich and dense concoction served in an espresso-size cup, is made with freshly ground cacao nibs, lightly sweetened and finished with oat milk. —

Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Julekha Dash Catherine Hong Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nib

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His tiny pink tongue hung out of his mouth much of the time.

— Maya Salam, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
The new species was identified by its DNA, mouth, toe shape, finger shape, skin texture and other subtle physical features, the study said.

— Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025