Definitions for nibs

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Spelling: [nibz]

IPA: /nɪbz/

Nibs is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 27 anagrams from letters in nibs (bins).

Definitions for nibs

noun

1. his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
2. the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
3. a penpoint for insertion into a penholder.
4. a point of anything:
5. a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb.
6. any pointed extremity.
7. Metallurgy. a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like. (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.

Origin of nibs

First recorded in 1815-25; origin uncertain

Examples for nibs

You can't do it, nibs,—you can't do it—you may have the spurt speed, but you haven't got the wind.

"What a lark if there's a storm," laughed His nibs, removing a sandwich to say so.

The two tiny drawers in which she kept stamps and nibs were out and emptied.

Well, while His nibs is absorbing the bad news, we'll go over this once more.

No, Jimmy did not know of this strenuous course of nibs' training.

There was a pen the nibs of which were of ruby, set in gold, made by Doughty.

Make half-a-pint of cocoa from the nibs, taking care to have it clear.

There was a penholder in the room, so what I needed was only nibs.

(nibs his pen—settles his inkstand—and gets his paper ready).

"He's broken the nibs," growled Ab., coming back with the pen.