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lip /lip/ noun- Either of the muscular flaps in front of the teeth, forming the opening to the mouth
- Any similar structure, such as either of the two divisions of a liplike flower corolla
- The edge or rim of an orifice, cavity, deep geographical depression, vessel, etc
- Part of such a rim bent outwards like a spout
- Impudent talk, insolence or cheek (slang)
transitive verb (lippˈing; lipped)- To touch with the lips
- To kiss
- To wash, overflow, or overrun the edge of
- To lap or lave
- To form a lip on
- To edge
- To turn or notch the edge of (Scot)
- (of a golfer or golf shot) to get the ball to the very edge of (the hole)
- To utter with the lips
intransitive verb- To use the lips in playing a wind instrument
- To lap at the brim
- To have water lapping over
adjective- Of the lip
- Formed or sounded by the lips
combining form From the lips only, not sincere ORIGIN: OE lippa; Du lip, Ger Lippe, L labium lipˈless adjective lipˈlike adjective lipped /lipt/ adjective - Having a lip or lips
- Labiate
lippˈy adjective - Having a hanging lip
- Saucy, cheeky (slang)
noun (informal; also lippie)Lipstick lip brush noun A brush for applying colouring to the lips lipˈ-deep adjective - Insincere
- Immersed to the lips
lip gloss noun A substance applied to the lips to give them a glossy appearance lip liner noun Cosmetic material used to outline the lips lip microphone noun One constructed in the form of a box shaped to fit the face around the mouth, thus reducing extraneous noises, used eg at sporting events lipˈ-read intransitive verb lipˈ-reader noun lipˈ-readˈing noun Gathering what a person says by watching the movement of his or her lips lipˈ-rounding noun (phonetics) Rounding of the lips, as in pronouncing o lipˈsalve noun - Ointment for the lips, esp to prevent chapping
- Blandishment
lip service noun - Insincere praise or worship
- Professed, not real, respect or loyalty
lipˈ-smacking adjective (informal) Delicious, appetizing lipˈstick noun A short stick of cosmetic colouring for the lips transitive verb and intransitive verb To paint with (a) lipstick lipstick lesbian noun - A lesbian with a conventionally feminine appearance
- A heterosexual woman who experiments briefly with lesbianism
lip-sync or lip-synch /lipˈsingk/ noun - The synchronization of lip movements with already recorded sound, esp by singers making television appearances
- The synchronization of the voice with already filmed lip-movements (in dubbing; also transitive verb and intransitive verb)
lipˈ-syncer or lipˈ-syncher noun bite one's lip - To do this to show annoyance or disappointment
- To repress laughter, tears, an angry retort, etc
hang on someone's lips To listen eagerly to all that someone has to say in Lipsburie pinfold (Shakespeare) Perh between the teeth (keep) a stiff upper lip (to show) resolution, with no yielding to emotion lip out (golf) To hit the rim of the hole and not fall in make a lip (Shakespeare) To pout in sullenness or derision smack one's lips To bring the lips together and part them with a smacking noise, as an indication of relish stiff /stif/ adjective- Not easily bent
- Rigid
- Lacking suppleness
- Moved or moving with difficulty or friction
- Dead
- Approaching solidity
- Thick, viscous, not fluid
- Dense, difficult to mould or cut
- Resistant
- Difficult
- Tough, tiring, arduous
- Pertinacious
- Stubborn
- Formidable
- (of an alcoholic drink) strong
- (of a breeze) blowing strongly
- Firm, high, or inclining to rise (in price, etc)
- Excessive
- Not natural and easy
- Constrained
- Formal
- Keeping upright (nautical)
- Certain (not to run, to win, to lose; slang)
- Unlucky (esp Aust)
- (used predicatively) to an extreme degree, as in bore or scare someone stiff
adverb- Stiffly
- Stark
- Very, extremely (informal)
noun (slang)- Someone who or something that is stiff
- A corpse
- A good-for-nothing
- A racehorse that is a notably poor bet
- A customer who fails to tip
- A negotiable paper
- A forged paper
- An illegal letter sent or received by a prisoner
transitive verb (slang)- To cheat
- To rob
- To fail to tip
- To murder
- To cause to fail, get nowhere (also intransitive verb)
ORIGIN: OE stīf stiff; Du stijf, Ger steif stiffˈen transitive verb and intransitive verb To make or become stiff or stiffer stiffˈener noun - A person who or thing that stiffens
- A strong alcoholic drink (informal)
- A cigarette card or the like, used to stiffen a package
stiffˈening noun and adjective stiffˈish adjective stiffˈly adverb stiffˈness noun - The state or quality of being stiff
- In a mechanical vibrating system, the restoring force per unit of displacement (the reciprocal of compliance)
stiffˈy or stiffˈie noun - An erect penis (vulgar sl)
- Someone who is physically not very fit or agile (Scot)
stiffˈ-arm noun (sport) An act of fending off an opponent while keeping the arm straight and the palm unclenched transitive verb To fend off (an opponent) in this way stiff bit noun A horse's jointless bit stiffˈ-hearted adjective (Bible) Obstinate, stubborn stiff neck noun - A condition affecting the neck muscles, making it painful to turn the head
- Torticollis
stiffˈ-necked adjective - Obstinate
- Haughty
- Formal and unnatural
stiffˈ-neckedˈness noun stiffˈware noun (comput sl) Software that is no longer flexible, having been customized or having incomplete documentation or an obscure function and therefore being difficult to modify or remove without risk to other programs a stiff upper lip see under lip stiff with (informal) Full of, crowded with |