noun Download 🔗Share One who, or that which, nips. Examples : "The rose bush had many thorns, so I used the nippers to carefully trim the stems. " utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (usually in the plural) Any of various devices (as pincers) for nipping. Examples : "The gardener used nippers to trim the small rose bush stems. " device utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A child. Examples : ""My older sister has three nippers running around the house, keeping her very busy." " person human family age Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A child aged from 5 to 13 in the Australian surf life-saving clubs. Examples : "Every Saturday morning, the beach fills with nippers eager to learn about ocean safety and rescue techniques. " age human person sport organization society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A boy working as a navvies' assistant. Examples : "The young nippers helped the navvies carry heavy rocks. " job work person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mosquito. Examples : "The screen door is broken, so the nippers are getting into the house. " insect animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of four foreteeth in a horse. Examples : "The veterinarian checked the horse's nippers to assess its age. " animal anatomy part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A satirist. Examples : "The political cartoonist, a sharp nippers of hypocrisy, skewered the mayor's latest scandal. " person literature style writing media culture job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. Examples : "The store owner warned us to watch out for nippers near the crowded entrance. " person police character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fish, the cunner. Examples : "While fishing off the dock, we caught several small nippers, which we released back into the water because they weren't big enough to eat. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A European crab (Polybius henslowii). Examples : "While snorkeling in Cornwall, we spotted several nippers scuttling across the sandy seabed. " animal biology ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The claws of a crab or lobster. Examples : "The crab used its nippers to break open the clam shell. " animal part biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A young bluefish. Examples : "The fisherman was excited to catch so many nippers from the bay, knowing they'd grow into larger bluefish. " fish animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A machine used by a ticket inspector to stamp passengers' tickets. Examples : "The train conductor used his nippers to punch a hole in my paper ticket, confirming that it was valid. " machine job technology utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of a pair of automatically locking handcuffs. Examples : "The police officer quickly secured the suspect's wrists with the nippers. " police weapon law item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading