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tip
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[ noun ] the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)The `` tip '' of the arrow represents extent of difference between the child 's completion age and the corresponding mean age for the growth center . Thus , the alignment of the `` dots '' and `` tips '' , respectively , indicate individual variability of the 21 growth centers of each child with_respect_to the mean values for these boys and girls . When the `` dot '' and `` tip '' coincide , the classification used in this paper is `` same schedule '' . The `` dot '' on his arrow indicates early Onset and the `` tip '' indicates relatively later Completion . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Moisture ran_down the cheeks , gathered at the tip of the nose , and at the chin . |
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[ verb ] cause to tilt
Examples "tip the screen upward" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)At the peak of the arch , tip the head back and bend the knees in an effort to touch toes to head . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)He had thought that the suggestion of taking it himself would tip the colonel in the direction of serving his own order , but the slip_of_paper was folded and absently thrust into the colonel 's belt . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Mr._Jack cried when the brush tipped his hat down over his eyes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work,business) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)The AAA then splits it down this way : $ 10.50 for meals , $ 9.50 for lodging , $ 7 for gas and oil , and $ 2 for tips and miscellaneous . Because they prepare their own meals they also keep in their pockets a good portion of that $ 10.50 food bill along with most_of the tip money . (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)There was a brief interruption while one of O_'_Banion 's men jerked out both his guns and threatened to shoot a waiter who was pestering him for a tip . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an indication of potential opportunity
Synonyms Examples "he got a tip on the stock market" "a good lead for a job" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)`` A_couple_of tips we 're running_down - nothing promising . |
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[ verb ] mark with a tip
Examples "tip the arrow with the small stone" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)It is not difficult to see that the stamens of the catkin are always arranged in pairs , and that each individual flower is nothing but one such pair standing on a green , black tipped little scale . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a V shape
Examples "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" Related terms convex_shape fovea head cusp widow's_peak sword pencil knife cone arrowhead alpenstock |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) the top point of a mountain or hill
Examples "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" Related terms topographic_point upper_bound hilltop mountain_peak pinnacle cap summit |
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[ noun ] the top point of a mountain or hill
Examples "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" Related terms |
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