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lip

lip

99 3.2
The rim of a container or the edge of a shell
  • noun
  • /lɪp/
translation icon : 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
96 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
14 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

1 8.9

To speak quickly without thinking and risk upsetting people

6.1

Pressing your lips together to keep from laughing or saying something

7.2

To keep quiet on purpose and not tell others

9.9

To say something quickly without thinking

8.4

To keep quiet and not tell others about something

Compounds

34 2.5

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

lip service
  • Informal
20 4.7

Saying you support something without doing anything to help

9 1.4

A soft product you put on lips to stop dryness

4 4.1

A swollen lip that happens after a hit or injury

2 4.7

A person who understands what someone says by watching their lips

2 3.8

To move your lips to match a recorded voice or song

cleft lip
  • Specialized
1 2.7

A split in the upper lip that is there at birth

loose lip
  • Informal
1 7.7

A person who talks too much and tells secrets

lip rouge
  • Archaic
1 5.5

A colored makeup you put on your lips

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

9.9

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

lip reader
  • Specialized
4.3

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

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

4.8

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

4.4

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

hairy lip fern
  • Specialized
9.9

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

quick lip
  • Informal
9.3

A short rude reply said quickly to show anger or disrespect

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
10 8.5
lip
99 3.2
brim
14 1.4
rim
96 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.