noun Download 🔗Share The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue. Examples : "My grandmother's hips ached after gardening all day. " body anatomy physiology medicine human part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes. Examples : "The roofer carefully sealed the hips of the new house to prevent water from leaking in where the roof sections meet. " architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord. Examples : "The bridge truss's hips are reinforced to support the weight of the road. " architecture technical part building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (possibly obsolete) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin. Examples : "During that era, referring to someone as "hips" implied they were involved with heroin use. " person medicine substance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To use one's hips to bump into someone. Examples : "During the crowded concert, I accidentally hipped the person next to me while trying to find a better spot. " body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip ("cross-buttock"). Examples : "The judo instructor demonstrated how to hips his opponent, sending him tumbling to the mat. " sport action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a permanent depression of that side. Examples : "The fall from the ladder badly hipped the dog, leaving a noticeable dip in its hip. " medicine animal body physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make with a hip or hips, as a roof. Examples : "The carpenters will hip the roof of the new addition to the house this week, creating a slope on all four sides. " architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The fruit of a rose. Examples : "My grandmother uses rose hips to make a delicious and healthy jam. " fruit plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To inform, to make knowledgeable. Examples : "I'll hips you about the change in the meeting time so you won't be late. " communication education info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading