tip
- noun
- /tɪp/
- With your left hand, touch the tip of your nose.
- tongue tip
- tip of the iceberg
- southern tip
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Watch on YouTubeI forgot to put the freaking tip in the bag.
- I forgot to put the freaking tip in the bag.
- So if you got green tip in there, get rid of it.
- And so we are just at the tip of this discovery.
- All right, so first up, the medium ear tip on the right earbud.
- But just like on the tippest of the tips, you see that?
- Hammerheads, white tips and, you know, reef sharks.
- You have the tip, tip, shaft, shaft and the balls.
Examples
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You see here near the tip of the wings, the rotation.
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It's very black and I like that the brush tip is so fine.
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Now, direct your breath and blood to the tips of your feet.
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It is just at the tip of my thumb there.
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Mary always has a story at the tip of her tongue to illustrate any issue.
Academic text (2008) -
Milton imagined the people at the tip of a rock spire miles above the clouds.
Fiction book (1990) -
The hut foundations are grouped into four clusters scattered around the tip of the peninsula.
Academic text (2008) -
With your left hand, touch the tip of your nose.
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Did you know that the tip of a mountain can often be covered with snow?
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The tip of the pencil was broken after he dropped it on the floor.
Synonyms
The upper part or surface of an object
The outer part or limit of something like a rope
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
The sharp end of something like a knife or mountain
The highest point of a hill or mountain
The top part of something, for example the raised middle of a road
The highest part of a hill, mountain or road
The top point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
The pointed top of a mountain that is the highest part
A high pointed rock that forms a peak
The pointed, dangerous part of a thing or the most risky part of a situation
The outer end of an airplane's wing
A point farthest from the center of something
The very top point of something like a tree or mountain
The pointed end of an object like the front of a shoe
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
A short paper that gives advice and guesses about business, stocks, or horse racing
- Jargon
A shot scored by lightly tapping a rebound into the basket before it hits the ground
- Specialized
A lean cut of beef from the upper sirloin, slightly less tender than other sirloin cuts
- Jargon
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
- Specialized
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
- US
A large brown bear with light fur on its head in the mountains of western North America
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tip originally meant a small 'point' or end, like the thin point on a pencil or the top of a mountain, and that image of a tiny point is why we still call a pointed end the tip of something.