chip
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
Noun 4 meanings
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
“The floor of the sculptor's studio was strewn with chips of marble.”
A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
“This cup has a chip in it.”
A token used in place of cash.
A medallion.
Verb 4 meanings
To chop or cut into small pieces.
“The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch.”
To break small pieces from.
“Be careful not to chip the paint.”
To become chipped.
“This varnish chips easily.”
To strike or play (the ball or other implement) as a chip shot.
Etymology
Noun from Middle English chip, chippe, from Old English ċipp (“chip; small piece of wood, shaving”), from Old English *ċippian (“to cut; hew”) – attested in Old English forċippian (“to cut off”) –, from Proto-West Germanic *kippōn (“to cut; carve; hack; chop”), from Proto-Germanic *kippōną (“to chip, chop”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyb- (“to split; divide; germinate; sprout”).
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CHIP at a glance
CHIP has 4 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + P 3) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,139 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with chip
All rhymes- RELATIONSHIP17
- SHIP9
- LEADERSHIP16
- CHAMPIONSHIP26
- PARTNERSHIP18
- MEMBERSHIP21
- OWNERSHIP17
- FRIENDSHIP19
- WORSHIP15
- SCHOLARSHIP21
- CITIZENSHIP27
- WHIP12
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