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lip

[lɪp]

Definition:
1. Fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth.
2. An impudent or insolent rejoinder.
3. The top edge of a vessel.

Use 'lip' in a sentence:

  1. Tom lifted his lip and showed the vacancy.
  2. The words died on my lips.
  3. She bit her lower lip to keep it from trembling.
  4. How did you split your lip?
  5. The teacher should not move around too much as this makes lip reading more difficult.
  6. Lisa was on the brink of crying, but she bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
  7. It might be that a "stiff" lip suppresses emotional response—as long as the lip is not quivering with fear or tension.
  8. They are recognizable by their coloring (mostly brown with yellow spots), large pointed teeth, and the notch in their lower lip.
  9. Her face grew white, too, and her lip trembled.
  10. Her lips clamped tightly together.
  11. The boy acquired the trick of making his lower lip tremble when asking for a free pie from a coffee stand.
  12. She ran her tongue over her lips.
  13. Her lips were set in a pout of annoyance.
  14. The beginnings of a moustache showed on his upper lip.
  15. She passed her tongue over her cracked lips and tried to speak.
  16. He moistened his lips before he spoke.
  17. Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.
  18. Don't let him give you any lip!
  19. They are not given hearing aids or taught to lip-read.
  20. "Can I have my lip back?" he joked.
  21. His lip was curled with malicious triumph.
  22. Read my lips: no new taxes.
  23. A cigarette hung from her lips.
  24. She stood biting her lip, watching, for nearly an hour, until Joseph put his tambourine down and opened his eyes.
  25. Lava bubbled a few feet below the lip of the crater.
  26. He was spitting blood from a badly cut lip.
  27. Neutral and pale lip colors look washed out in photographs, so choose a lipstick that's one to two shades brighter than what you normally wear.
  28. His lower lip trembled.
  29. She had quite severe bruising and a cut lip.
  30. His full and very thick moustache covers his upper lip.
  31. My upper lip is always numb and it burns.
  32. His upper lip was flat, but the lower one sagged.
  33. The man's heavy moustache hid his upper lip completely.
  34. He licked his lips in an unpleasantly reptilian way.
  35. The defect happens when a baby's top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth.
  36. A silver Rolex peeks out from under his cuff, and a vertical strip of white beard drops down from his lower lip like an exclamation mark.
  37. He chewed his lower lip nervously.
  38. Rosa chewed on her lip and stared at the floor.
  39. He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.
  40. A weak trembling sound issued from his lips.
  41. He ran his finger around the lip of the cup.
  42. The smile froze on her lips.
  43. She pressed her lips together.
  44. Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
  45. Her lips were dry and cracked.
  46. Her lip quivered and then she started to cry.
  47. All the parties pay lip service to environmental issues.
  48. Her lips compressed into a thin line.
  49. Her lips were slightly parted.
  50. His lips curved in a smile.
  51. He kissed her full sensual lips.
  52. She kissed him on the lips.
  53. She bit her lip nervously.
  54. She bit her lower lip.