Used in a Sentence

biro

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for biro.

Editorial note

Or spinning a cassette on a biro to rewind it (or gentle twiddling the biro to wind tape back on after it had despooled)?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of biro gathered in one view.

noun

A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

noun

A brand of ballpoint pen: see biro.

noun

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for biro.

Example sentences

1

Or spinning a cassette on a biro to rewind it (or gentle twiddling the biro to wind tape back on after it had despooled)?

2

A Mont Blanc pen is prettier than a bic biro, but it doesn't really write any better.

3

If they allow a definition where Google = Generic Search Engine then it's a slippery slope to being the next biro.

4

So, unless your garage is down to a pair of rusty pliers and a dried-out Biro then you're probably still up there.

5

In the UK, any ballpoint pen is commonly a biro for similar reasons.

6

I find that using a fountain pen improves my handwriting, as well as being more pleasurable than using a biro.

7

Nowt posh just Biro and A4 copy paper or a sketchbook.

8

Rather than settling for a cheap, scratchy biro or whatever.

9

Fountain pens are the way to go - with one I can write beautifully, with a BIC or Biro it’s a spidery mess.

10

I'm pretty sure it was pirated on a floppy disk or something with a label written in biro in my step father's desk.

11

I'm sure every TV show has had an episode of someone doing an in-field tracheotomy with a swiss army knife and a biro cap.

12

I was taught with a ballpoint/biro, but with a flexible nib or brush pen it comes out looking like that, just not as pretty.

Quote examples

1

Example: "I hope to have shaped the biro to your current will, the best, to brace.

2

That might have some marketing leverage for a restaurant, but "We write everything in machine code with a biro before hand-assembling it" isn't going to win any hearts and minds in software dev.

3

I did have one teacher who insisted on "no biro" when I was a kid, but they were also my first introduction to "not everyone is actually nice".

Proper noun examples

1

As a grammatician (wanker!), I find you shy of: * λ: [reasonably] well [written] - the lambda, written in stern red Biro, in your double spaced manuscript, indicates you missed out a word.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use biro in a sentence?

Or spinning a cassette on a biro to rewind it (or gentle twiddling the biro to wind tape back on after it had despooled)?

What does biro mean?

A Biro brand ballpoint pen.

What part of speech is biro?

biro is commonly used as noun.