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  • 31nib — UK [nɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms nib : singular nib plural nibs the pointed end of a pen that you write with …

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  • 32nib — [[t]nɪb[/t]] n. 1) a) penpoint 1) b) one of the two segments of a split penpoint 2) any pointed end 3) orn a bill or beak, as of a bird • Etymology: 1575–85; perh. var. of neb; cf. D nib, MLG nibbe (var. of nebbe) beak, ON nibba sharp point. Cf.… …

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  • 33nib — ядро cacao nib flavor аромат ядра какао almond nib миндальное ядро …

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  • 34nib — noun /nɪb/ a) The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface. Slowly welling from the point of her gold nib, pale blue ink dissolved the full stop; for there her pen stuck; her eyes fixed, and tears slowly filled them. b) The bill or beak of a …

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  • 35nib — In dentistry, the portion of a condensing instrument that comes into contact with the restorative material being condensed; its end, the face, is smooth or serrated. * * * National Institute for the Blind * * * (nib) the working part of a dental… …

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  • 36nib — noun Nib is used after these nouns: ↑pen …

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  • 37nib — [[t]nɪ̱b[/t]] nibs N COUNT A nib is a pointed piece of metal at the end of some pens, which controls the flow of ink as you write …

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  • 38nib — adv. Rien. Nib de tifs, chauve …

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  • 39nib — noun 1》 the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink.     ↘a pointed or projecting part of an object. 2》 (nibs) shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. Derivatives nibbed adjective Origin C16 (in the sense beak, nose ): prob. from… …

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  • 40nib — noun Etymology: probably alteration of neb Date: 1585 1. bill, beak 2. a. the sharpened point of a quill pen b. pen point; also each of the two divisions of a pen point 3. a small pointed or projecting part …

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