Nib vs. Nip
Nibnoun
The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
Nibnoun
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
Nibnoun
Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
Nibnoun
A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
Nibnoun
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
Nibnoun
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
Nibnoun
The shaft of a wagon.
Nibverb
(transitive) To fit (a pen) with a nib.
Nibnoun
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
Nibnoun
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
Nibnoun
The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
Nibnoun
One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;
Nibnoun
See his nibs, below.
Nibverb
To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
Nibnoun
the writing point of a pen
Nibnoun
horny projecting mouth of a bird
Nipnoun
A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
Nipnoun
A nipple, usually of a woman.
Nipnoun
A playful bite.
Nipnoun
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Nipnoun
Briskly cold weather.
Nipnoun
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
Nipnoun
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
Nipnoun
(mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
Nipnoun
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
Nipnoun
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
Nipnoun
(nautical) A short turn in a rope.
Nipnoun
(papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another
Nipnoun
A pickpocket.
Nipverb
To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
Nipverb
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
Nipverb
To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
Nipverb
To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
Nipverb
To annoy, as by nipping.
Nipverb
To taunt.
Nipverb
To squeeze or pinch.
Nipverb
To steal; especially to cut a purse.
Nipverb
To affect [one] painfully; to cause physical pain.'
Nipverb
(informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
Nipnoun
A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.
Nipnoun
A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
Nipnoun
A pinch with the nails or teeth.
Nipnoun
A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
Nipnoun
A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
Nipnoun
A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
Nipnoun
A short turn in a rope.
Nipverb
To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
Nipverb
To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
Nipverb
Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
Nipverb
To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
Nipnoun
a small drink of liquor;
Nipnoun
a person of Japanese descent
Nipnoun
a tart spiciness
Nipnoun
a small drink
Nipnoun
small sharp biting
Nipverb
squeeze tightly between the fingers;
Nipverb
give a small sharp bite to;
Nipverb
sever or remove by pinching or snipping;
Nip
Nip is an ethnic slur against people of Japanese descent and origin. The word Nip is an abbreviation from Nippon (日本), the Japanese name for Japan.
