VERB | contact | nip, pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers |
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contact | nip | give a small sharp bite to | |
contact | nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping | |
NOUN | quantity | nip, shot | a small drink of liquor |
person | Nip, Jap | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent | |
cognition | nip, relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | |
attribute | nip, chilliness, coolness | the property of being moderately cold | |
attribute | nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | a tart spicy quality | |
act | nip, pinch | a small sharp bite or snip |
Sounds | nih'p | |
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Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... |
Meaning | A small drink of liquor. | |
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Synonym | shot | |
Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
Spanish | chupito, trago, traguito |
Meaning | (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent. | |
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Synonym | Jap | |
Broader | Japanese, Nipponese | A native or inhabitant of Japan |
Usage of | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | |
Catalan | Jap |
Meaning | The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. | |
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Synonyms | relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | |
Narrower | lemon | A distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons |
vanilla | A distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans | |
Broader | taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception | The sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus |
Spanish | gusto, saborear, sabor | |
Catalan | sabor | |
Adjectives | nippy | a sharp biting taste |
Meaning | The property of being moderately cold. | |
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Synonyms | chilliness, coolness | |
Broader | coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness | The absence of heat |
Spanish | frialdad | |
Catalan | fredor | |
Adjectives | nippy | pleasantly cold and invigorating |
Meaning | A tart spicy quality. | |
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Synonyms | piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest | |
Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery | The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored |
Adjectives | nippy | a sharp biting taste |
Meaning | A small sharp bite or snip. | |
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Synonym | pinch | |
Broader | bite, chomp | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
clip, clipping, snip | The act of clipping / clipping or snipping / snipping | |
Spanish | pizco | |
Catalan | pessic | |
Verbs | nip | give a small sharp bite to |
Meaning | squeeze tightly between the fingers. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, twitch | |
Narrower | goose | pinch in the buttocks |
tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply | |
Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
Spanish | pellizcar | |
Catalan | apretar lleugerament, pessigar | |
Nouns | nipper | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods |
Meaning | Give a small sharp bite to. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" | |
Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
Spanish | mordiscar | |
Nouns | nip | a small sharp bite or snip |
Meaning | sever or remove by pinching or snipping / snipping. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "nip off the flowers" | |
Synonyms | nip off, clip, snip, snip off | |
Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
Spanish | cortar, tijeretear | |
Catalan | retallar, tallar |
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