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nib

noun

ˈnib

Definition of nib

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 Save Cheese Rinds and Vegetable Trimmings Instead of giving that last nib of Parmesan or cured meat trimmings the heave-ho, use them to transform a stock, braise, soup, or sauce. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026 Chia pudding is an excellent source of magnesium and fiber and can be topped with other blood pressure-friendly ingredients, like cacao nibs and berries. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 May 2026 Next, Butac arranges a bunch of the beans on two trays and roasts them for a specific amount of time before separating the shells from the beans and then running the bean fragments, also known as nibs, through a mill. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026 The best part, of course, is sampling cacao nibs, loads of fresh fruit and nuts, as well as honey, along the way. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nib

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Noun

This one, steeped in milk and cream, sparks off the roof of your mouth with a gentle chile burn and the pleasantly numbing zap of cloves.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Two Black men are rendered in graphite, eyes closed, mouths open with yearning, disclosing sighs of ecstasy or prayer.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mouth

Noun

The staff are attentive and put in a lot of effort, ready to share tips and favourite restaurants, and really go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant and memorable.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
After Collins’ family reported her missing, police followed a tip to the Pham’s unit, nestled behind NoDa’s main strip, and found Collins wrapped in duct tape and stuffed into a mattress.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of tip

Noun

On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
One of the more notable objects is a full Psittacosaurus skeleton, a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a distinctive beak.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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The final scene was shot on Marina Beach at the end of a rough day, in a window of just a few hours.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The vestiges of his fading memory flash by with a haunting plainness, the melancholy of all this Americana and the sadness of a mind ravaged by time strike the viewer plainly at the end of this maximalist piece of life-writing.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of end

Noun

And their muzzle velocity – the speed at which the bullet leaves the barrel – means rounds travel farther and cause more harm.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of muzzle

Noun

Noma At its apex, Noma’s influence on the culinary world was immense and inescapable.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
When Joe Manganiello collapsed in pain on the set of Six in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016, the 39-year-old was at the apex of his career.

— Joe Manganiello, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of apex

Noun

Their legs and mandibles may vary in lighter brown or orange colors.

— Jane Kim, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
That same year, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

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