noun Download 🔗Share A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor. Examples : "He had a nip of whiskey." food drink amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nipple, usually of a woman. Examples : "Did you manage to sneak a peek at her nips, bro?" body organ physiology anatomy sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A playful bite. Examples : "The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip." animal action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pinch with the nails or teeth. Examples : "The playful puppy gave my ankle a little nip. " body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Briskly cold weather. Examples : "There is a nip in the air. It is nippy outside." weather Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching Examples : "the nip of masses of ice" sensation body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small cut, or a cutting off the end. Examples : "The gardener carefully made a small nip in the string to release the plant. " body medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum. Examples : "The nip in the topsoil layer made it difficult to plant the seeds. " geology environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost. Examples : ""After the late frost, the gardener sadly surveyed the garden, pointing out the nip on the tomato plants." " weather plant agriculture biology nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A biting sarcasm; a taunt. Examples : "Her constant nips about my cooking skills finally made me stop offering to help with dinner. " language communication word attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A short turn in a rope. Examples : "The climber tied a small nip in the rope to mark the halfway point of the ascent. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another Examples : "The thin sheet of paper formed as it passed through the nip of the rollers in the papermaking machine. " machine technical industry process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pickpocket. Examples : "The nip stole my wallet during the school fair. " police person job action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon. Examples : "The chef carefully nipped the excess dough from the edges of the pizza crust. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip. Examples : "She used small scissors to nip off the dead leaves from her houseplant. " action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy. Examples : "The unexpected late frost nipped the newly planted tomato seedlings, turning their leaves brown. " nature plant weather environment agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To annoy, as by nipping. Examples : "My little brother keeps nipping at my leg to get my attention when I'm trying to study. " action emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To taunt. Examples : "The older brother nipped at his younger sister, teasing her about her messy room. " attitude character action communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To squeeze or pinch. Examples : "The baby nipped at his mother's finger gently. " action body sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To steal; especially to cut a purse. Examples : "The pickpocket tried to nip the old lady's purse during the busy market. " property action economy law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip. Examples : "Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?" action place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading