Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tip
IPA transcription: [t'ɪp]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tip
    Meaning: the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
  • Synonyms: gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
    Meaning: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
  • Synonyms: tip, lead, steer, confidential_information, wind, hint
    Meaning: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: tip
    Meaning: cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward"
  • Synonyms: tip
    Meaning: mark with a tip; "tip the arrow with the small stone"
Usage examples
  • "Keep quiet!" commanded Tip, sternly.
  • Beef and salad, plus tip, ninety cents.
  • Observing the truth of this remark, Tip said:
  • "I didn't know before," said Tip, looking at the
  • His feet are black and so is the tip of his tail.
  • "Now," said Tip to the horse, "you must save us all.
  • In winter he is all white, even the tip of his tail.
  • He had once been caught by the tip of one claw in an otter-trap.
  • "But where were you going, when you met us?" Tip asked the Woggle-Bug.
  • A single slight tip of the plane would have cast them both into eternity.