dip
1
7.4
- noun
- /dɪp/
:
vela de inmersión
- The artisan made a beautiful candle by creating a dip in hot wax over and over again.
- dip in the vats
Examples
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Big Island Candies: You can see the factory through large glass windows behind the store, and occasionally you'll see a row of diligent little old Asian ladies hand-dipping chocolates.
Blog text (10) -
She admired the intricacy of the dips hanging from the ceiling, each one crafted with care.
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"Davis was going around with a tallow dip, lighting lamps.
Fiction book (1992) -
During the festival, families displayed colorful dips made from tallow and used them to light their homes.
Synonyms
451
1.0
A stick or block of wax with a wick that you burn for light
3
6.3
A long thin candle used for light
A candle that uses a plant stem as the wick and animal fat to make light
Idioms
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
To use someone else's ideas without giving them credit
Compounds
- US
1
5.2
A cold creamy mixture of chopped clams and cream cheese eaten with crackers or chips
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dip for a candle comes from the old way of making candles by repeatedly dipping a wick into hot wax. So a 'dip' was a candle made by putting the wick into wax many times.