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lip

/lɪp/
nounverb

Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

  2. A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

  3. The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.

  4. The edge of a high spot of land.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).

  2. To touch lightly.

  3. To wash against a surface, lap.

  4. To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English lippe, from Old English lippa, lippe (“lip”), from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *lepô, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely, droop, sag”).

Similar and opposite words

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LIP at a glance

LIP has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + P 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,711 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with lip

All rhymes
  • SLIP6
  • CLIP8
  • FLIP9
  • TULIP7
  • BLIP8
  • BACKFLIP21
  • PAPERCLIP17
  • FILLIP11
  • LANDSLIP11
  • COWSLIP14
  • PAYSLIP14
  • UNCLIP10

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