Lip

Noun

 * 1)  Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
 * 2)  A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
 * 3)  The rim of an open container.
 * 4) an edge that projects slightly, such as the rim of the lid for a pot or jar.-->
 * 5)  backtalk, verbal impertinence.

Verb

 * 1) To touch with the lips, notably kiss or lick, lap the lips against something
 * 2) To utter verbally
 * 3) To simulate speech merely by lip-movement, as suffices for a lip-reader
 * 4)  to make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in

Adjectives for Lip
wet; full; cracked; moist; shiny; voluptuous; loose; puckered; glowing; trembling; quivering; protruding; wrinkled; tender; rosy; pallid; sinful; placid; down-drawn; brazen; dewy; blanched; swollen; bold; parching; flaccid; pursed; tightened; generous; thin; gummed-up; villainous; straight; pale; discolored; unpainted; roughed; pinched; dry; rosebud; ruby; whitening; wide; over-red; livid; bloodless; velvet; blanched; cerise; lead-colored; flower-petal; sardonic; projecting; compressed; heavy; flower-soft; traitorous; dainty; eloquent; icy; mute; opened; stern; fleshless; babbling; mortal; warm; sealed; eased; tired; willing; gifted; insatiable; sinuous; unseen; contorted; angel; squandering; innocent; imperial; firm; luscious; lifeless; dying; wax-red; grim; bristled; mocking; unfettered; gnarled; girlish; sallow; frothing; lax; slight; haughty; proud; retracted; sad; voiceless; severed; curled-up; flashing; skinny; incense-breathing; sensuous; carved; calm; pure; thirsty; grosser; guarded; writhing; drooping; obsequious; shrunken; slanderous; relaxing; half-pouting; crooked; pendulous; mellow; prehensile; meager; tortured; honeyed; unclosed; covetous; convivial; unclean; well-cut; scorched; passionate; stammering; infant; panting; stifling; rapid; chiseled; kissing; bridled; bearded; ripe; burning; dimpled; fervent; seductive; curdled; ruddy; seeking; sensitive; clear-cut; blistering; carmine; loving; gaping; languid.

Synonyms

 * labium (medical term)
 * labium
 * edge, rim
 * backchat, cheek, impudence, rudeness

Derived terms

 * black lip
 * cleft lip
 * fat lip
 * lip gloss
 * lipless
 * liplike
 * lip-lock


 * lipped
 * lipping
 * lippy
 * lip-read
 * lip-reader
 * lip service
 * lip-smacking


 * lipstick
 * lip-strap
 * lip-synch
 * loose lip
 * tight-lipped

Thesaurus
blob, blow, blow a horn, board, border, bordure, boss, bow, breathe, brim, brink, brow, bubble, bugle, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, buss, button, cahot, carillon, chime, chine, chorus, clarion, clump, coast, come out with, communicate, condyle, convex, convey, deliver, disclose, doodle, double reed, double-tongue, dowel, ear, edge, embouchure, emit, enunciate, express, featheredge, fife, flange, flap, fling off, flute, formulate, frame, fringe, gall, give, give expression, give out with, give tongue, give utterance, give voice, gnarl, handle, hem, hill, horn, hump, hunch, impart, jaw, jog, joggle, key, knob, knot, knur, knurl, labellum, labium, labrum, lap, lave, ledge, let out, limb, limbus, list, loop, lump, marge, margin, mole, mountain, mouth, mouthpiece, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, osculate, out with, papilloma, peck, peg, phonate, phrase, pipe, pour forth, present, pronounce, provoke, put forth, put in words, ragged edge, raise, reed, rib, ridge, rim, ring, sass, sassiness, sauce, sauciness, say, selvage, set forth, shore, shoulder, side, sideline, skirt, slide, smack, smooch, sound, spine, stud, style, tab, talk back, tell, throw off, tongue, toot, tooter, tootle, triple-tongue, trumpet, tubercle, tubercule, tweedle, utter, valve, verbalize, verge, verruca, vesicle, vocalize, voice, wale, wart, wash, welt, whisper, whistle, wind, wind instrument, wind the horn, word

Etymology
From lippe:, from  lippa:, from  (cf. Dutch lip:, German Lefze: ‘animal lip, flews’, Norwegian lepe:), from  ‘to hang loosely’ (cf. Latin labium: ‘lip’, labes: ‘rockfall’, Ancient Greek undefined: ‘lobe, seedpod’).

Noun

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: (šíffa)
 * Aramaic:
 * Syriac: ܣܦܬܐ (septhā, septho)
 * Hebrew: ספתא (septhā, septho)
 * Armenian: ,
 * Old Armenian:
 * Asturian: llabiu
 * Azeri: dodaq
 * Basque:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chamicuro:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Ewe:
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: (human's lip), Lefze (animal's lip)
 * Greek: ,
 * Gujarati: હોઠ (hoth´)
 * Hebrew: שפה (shafah)
 * Hindi: होंठ, लब
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish: ,
 * Latin:, , labellum


 * Latvian: lūpa
 * Lithuanian: lūpa
 * Luxembourgish: Lëps
 * Maltese: xoffa
 * Mi'kmaq: nsi (my lip)
 * Navajo:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Irish:
 * Old Norse:
 * Persian: (lab)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: wirp'a
 * Romani:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch: lef, levz, levza, leavz, leavza, leiv
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: bile
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: усна
 * Roman: usna
 * Sicilian: mussu ,
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:, ustna (literary)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik: лаб
 * Taos:
 * Telugu: పెదవి (pedavi)
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu: ہونٹھ, لب
 * Welsh: ,
 * Yiddish: ליפּ


 * Dutch:
 * Greek:


 * Norwegian:


 * Czech:
 * Dutch: lip(je)
 * Greek:


 * Italian: beccuccio
 * Latin:
 * Scottish Gaelic: iomall, oir

Noun

 * 1) Lip (part of the mouth)
 * 2) Lip (of a container)

Related terms

 * lipklank
 * liplezen
 * lippen (verb)
 * lippendienst
 * lippenrood
 * lippenstift
 * lipvis
 * loslippig
 * schaamlip
 * bovenlip
 * onderlip

Anagrams

 * pil

Noun

 * 1) Genitive plural of lipa.

Adjective

 * 1)  nice, pretty
 * 2) * 1375, N.N., Muka svete Margarite (transribed from Glagolitic original):
 * Pasite se, ovce mile,
 * sve ste lipe, sve ste bile
 * 1) * 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
 * Tad se usčudiše svi, vidiv Juditu,
 * toko lipa biše i u takovu svitu.
 * 1) * 1759, Antun Kanižlić, Sveta Rožalija:
 * Ovog zaručnika, lipa, mila, srićna,
 * imati jest dika, srića, radost vična.

Alternative forms

 * (Ekavian): lȇp
 * (Ijekavian): lijȇp

Etymology
From.