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lip

lip

26 3.2
The rim of a container or the edge of a shell
  • noun
  • /lɪp/
: borde

Examples

  • The front of this space is demarcated by a prominent lip connecting the structures.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Tom jumped for the unseen lip of the tunnel mouth; pushed off hard with his feet.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Wolf Blitzer has a blister on his upper lip.

  • The lip of the cup was chipped, making it hard to drink from.

  • The flower had a bright red lip that attracted many pollinators.

  • The shelf has a metal lip that helps keep the items from sliding off.

Synonyms

edge
vslip
∞ 1.0

Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp

is softer or rounded in shape rather than sharp or distinct
rim
vslip
125 1.0

The outer edge of a round object like a cup or wheel

is broader and applies to edges of many shapes not only circular ones
brim
vslip
24 1.4

The top edge of a cup or glass

is not limited to the top and can mean any surrounding border

Idioms

Ability to stay calm and not show feelings in hard times

3 8.4

To keep quiet and not tell others about something

1 8.9

To speak quickly without thinking and risk upsetting people

1 9.9

To say something quickly without thinking

6.1

Pressing your lips together to keep from laughing or saying something

7.2

To keep quiet on purpose and not tell others

Compounds

36 2.5

A liquid or gel you put on your lips to make them shiny

lip service
  • Informal
22 4.7

Saying you support something without doing anything to help

11 3.8

To move your lips to match a recorded voice or song

10 1.4

A soft product you put on lips to stop dryness

loose lip
  • Informal
6 7.7

A person who talks too much and tells secrets

6 4.8

Matching mouth movements to recorded sound in a video or live show

4 4.1

A swollen lip that happens after a hit or injury

4 4.7

A person who understands what someone says by watching their lips

cleft lip
  • Specialized
2 2.7

A split in the upper lip that is there at birth

1 4.4

A short video of someone moving their lips to a song or speech

lip rouge
  • Archaic
1 5.5

A colored makeup you put on your lips

lip reader
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A program or device that looks at lip movements in video and turns them into text

quick lip
  • Informal
1 9.3

A short rude reply said quickly to show anger or disrespect

To match sound with video so a person's lips move at the same time

1 9.9

A small plant with divided leaves that grows on dry rocky ground

A small fern with narrow leaves that grows in dry, shaded places in the southeastern United States

hairy lip fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen plant with woolly hairs on the leaf stems and underside of its leaves

smooth lip fern
  • Specialized
8.5

A small green plant with smooth edges on its leaves that grows in shady rocky places

southwestern lip fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A fern with tall upright leaves that grows in dry rocky places in the US southwest

wooly lip fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American evergreen fern with soft wool-like hairs on stems and the underside of leaves

How Prominent

flange
  • Specialized
9 8.5
lip
26 3.2
brim
24 1.4
rim
125 1.0
edge
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

lip singular
lips plural

Etymology

The word lip also came to mean the 'edge' or rim of things like a cup, shell, or leaf from the same old German word lippa, so a shell's 'lip' is simply its rim.