Lips

Word LIPS
Character 4
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /lɪps/

Definitions and meanings of "Lips"

What do we mean by lips?

Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.

(by extension) The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.

Backtalk; verbal impertinence.

The edge of a high spot of land.

The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.

One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.

The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.

One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lips

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The word "lips" in example sentences

Wise are the lips which have learn’d how long may linger the lips’ caress, 5 ❋ Unknown (1917)

II. i.223 (370,7) [My lips are no common, though several they be] _Several_, is an inclosed field of a private proprietor, so Maria says, _her lips_ are _private property_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Allen-umm*pecks her lips and lets go*now im done Demi-bye*walks away wiping her lips* Allen*smiles watching her and goes back inside* - she puts the twins in their carseat and goes to meet joe -; @starbucks - Twins-*run to joe*daddy!! ❋ Unknown (2010)

* slight smile, tongue sliding over her lips, twin fangs slipping between her curved lips* ❋ Jaxraven (2007)

Red lips are comely, and a sign of health, as the paleness of the lips is a sign of faintness and weakness; her lips were the colour of scarlet, but thin lips, like a thread of scarlet. ❋ Unknown (1721)

A malignant tongue makes men like the old serpent; and poison in the lips is a certain sign of poison in the heart. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The only speech I want to hear from his hypocritical, lying lips is "I am resigning." ❋ Unknown (2009)

FROM MTV. COM: These days, the one word on every moviegoer's lips is "Avatar." ❋ Unknown (2010)

This one [he points to a self portrait, he has gray hair, futuristic glasses and a pipe dangling from his lips] is not about me, but it's imagining depictions of the past and the future. ❋ Marina Cashdan (2010)

Abuse, or the threat of abuse to loosen lips, is the whole point. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To read with your lungs and diaphragm, with your tongue and lips, is very different than reading with your eyes alone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I do mind someone forcibly taking money I have earned and giving to those who refuse to remove their lips from the government teat. bob jones ❋ Unknown (2009)

It may be remarked that the custom of holding specimens between the lips is not so rare with field naturalists as fastidious persons might suppose. ❋ AYDIN (2009)

Plus, the cost of liability insurance for live loose lips is a format killer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Freddie turned his head to Natalie and his thin lips curled up distastefully, and his pale brown eyes sparkled with glee and madness. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Percival Ford's thin lips drew tightly together for the moment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The black hair and the fine bronze were hers, and the black eyes, brilliant and bold, keen as sword-light, proud; and hers the delicate eagle nose with the thin, quivering nostrils, the high cheek-bones that were not broad apart, and the thin lips that were not too thin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His mouth was unusually wide, with thin lips tightly compressed as if he had lost many of his front teeth. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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