tip

  • 51tip — 01. People in this country generally give a [tip] of 10 to 15% for good service in a restaurant. 02. Trevor said he always [tips] his waitress unless the service is really bad. 03. I [tipped] over my wine glass when I reached for my plate. 04.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 52tip — English has three distinct words tip, two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *tupp ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee). Tip …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 53tip — English has three distinct words tip, two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *tupp ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee). Tip …

    Word origins

  • 54tip — I. verb (tipped; tipping) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. overturn, upset usually used with over 2. a. cant, tilt b. to raise and tilt forward …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 55tip — 1. noun /tɪp/ a) The extreme top of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. When he woke up, about half an hour after, he called it to him again, but Dash only looked sheepish and wagged the tip of his tail. b) A piece …

    Wiktionary

  • 56tip — I n 1. point, nib, neb, beak, cusp, cuspid; sprout, shoot, Bot. apiculus; cap, crown, head, cover; apogee, extremity, terminal, terminus. 2. top, summit, apex, vertex, zenith, acme, meridian, tiptop; pinnacle, peak, crest, heights; spire, steeple …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 57tip — I tip 1. tip sb., pen, per, perne (spids) II tip 2. tip sb., pet, s el. tip, pene (oplysning, vink; gæt) …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 58tip — Synonyms and related words: Thule, Trinkgeld, Ultima Thule, acme, aculeus, acumination, admonish, advice, advise, alert, alerting, alveolar ridge, alveolus, angularity, apex, apogee, arytenoid cartilages, ascend, auger, back, baksheesh, balance,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 59tip — I noun the swords we use in the play have blunt tips the tip of the iceberg Syn: point, end, extremity, head, sharp end, spike, prong, tine, nib; top, summit, apex, cusp, crown, crest, pinnacle, vertex …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 60tip — I 1. noun 1) the tip of the spear Syn: point, end, extremity, head, spike, prong, nib 2) the tips of the mountains Syn: peak, top, summit, apex …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary