1. Noun
One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips are organs of speech essential to certain articulations. Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.
2. Noun
An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything; a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.
3. Noun
The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
4. Noun
One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
5. Noun
The odd and peculiar petal in the Orchis family. See Orchidaceous.
6. Noun
One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
7. Verb
To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to kiss.
8. Verb
To utter; to speak.
9. Verb
To clip; to trim.
10. Noun
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
Vocabulary classified under Biology
11. Noun
either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
12. Noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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