nib
English Thesaurus
1. horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | mouth, |
definition | : | the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cere, |
definition | : | the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds (noun.animal) |
part meronym | : | bird, |
definition | : | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal) |
2. the writing point of a pen (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | point, |
definition | : | sharp end (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | pen, |
definition | : | a writing implement with a point from which ink flows (noun.artifact) |
3. horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)
derivation | : | peck, pick up, |
definition | : | eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | beak, peck, pick, |
definition | : | hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | peck, pick up, |
definition | : | eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption) |
derivation | : | beak, peck, pick, |
definition | : | hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact) |
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