lipped
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6.3
- adjective
- /lɪpt/
- But give me a hard lipped woman whose lips are chapped, crusty, flaking.
- tight-lipped
Examples
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I can do it and then put it back on further out for wider lipped containers.
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The experiment resulted in a soft-lipped, surprisingly handsome man and a stern but pretty woman.
Blog text (19) -
A tall, thin-lipped, rather proud-looking young man drew up beside her, carrying a yellow shopping bag.
Fiction book (2000) -
When Teddy finally emerged from the water, blue-lipped and shivering, they bought hot pretzels on the pier.
Fiction book (1999) -
The wide mouth of the vase was elegantly lipped, creating a beautiful edge that caught the light.
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The lipped edge of the shelf prevents items from falling off easily.
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She admired the lipped petals of the flower, which added a touch of elegance to the garden.
Synonyms
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3.9
A thing that has the shape of a lip
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9.9
Having parts that look like lips, often on flowers or mouths
Having the shape of a lip
Antonyms
Compounds
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9.9
A large wild pig from Central and South America with black fur, pale cheeks, often in large herds
How Lipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lipped comes from the simple word lip, which means the soft edge around the 'mouth', and the ending -ed means 'having' that feature. So something 'lipped' has a clear edge or rim like a lip, as in a 'lipped' mug or vase you can pour from.