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1nipper — nip·per nip ər n 1) any of various devices (as pincers) for gripping, breaking, or cutting (as nails or cuticle) usu. used in pl. 2) an incisor of a horse esp one of the middle four incisors compare CORNER TOOTH, DIVIDER …
2nipper — nip•per [[t]ˈnɪp ər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that nips 2) Usu., nippers. a device for nipping, as pincers or forceps 3) one of the two large claws of a crustacean 4) a) a small boy b) brit. Chiefly Brit. a costermonger s assistant • Etymology …
3pi — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ac·ro·car·pi; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·pi·or·nis; aes·cu·la·pi·an; aes·cu·la·pi·us; ae·so·pi·an; ake·pi·ro; albas·pi·din; alo·pi·as; al·pi·no; am·phi·car·pi·um; an·as·pi·da; an·as·pi·da·cea; an·ci·pi·tis; an·te·lo·pi·an;… …
4frostnip — frost·nip frȯs(t) .nip n the reversible freezing of superficial skin layers that is usu. marked by numbness and whiteness of the skin * * * frost·nip (frostґnip) first degree frostbite …
5bud — [[t]bʌ̱d[/t]] buds, budding, budded 1) N COUNT A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower. Rosanna s favourite time is early summer, just before the buds open. 2) VERB: usu cont When a tree or …
6tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …
7ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… …
8cut — v 1. gash, slash, lance, slit, slice; notch, ridge, Cookery. score; sever, abscind, split, carve, cleave, sunder; rend, rive, tear, rip; divide, section, apportion; dissect, cut apart, anatomize, disjoint, quarter; disjoin, disunite, dismember. 2 …
9trifle — n 1. bagatelle, bauble, trinket, knickknack, Inf. doodad; gimcrack, gewgaw, whimwham, piece of junk; toy, plaything, dalliance, frivolity. 2. triviality, no great matter, no big thing, technicality; unimportant or inconsequential thing or matter …
10snap — v 1. crack, crackle, crepitate, decrepitate, pop; click, clink. 2. catch, hook, pin, clasp, secure; link, couple, clinch. 3. break, fracture, fragmentize, splinter, shiver, chip; separate, cleave, sunder, disjoint, sever. 4. sparkle, flash,… …
