lip
Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouthEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
» Tom put a finger to his lips.
Том приклав палець до губ.
Meaning
10 senses(countable)Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
Lippe, Lefze, Schnauze
губа́gubá, уста́ustá
губа́hubá
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
(countable)A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
губа́gubá
(broadly, countable)The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.
Auslauf, Überlauf, Schnaupe
крайkraj
(slang, uncountable)Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
Don’t give me any lip!
Unverschämtheit, Frechheit, Widerrede
на́глостьnáglostʹ, наха́льствоnaxálʹstvo
(countable, uncountable)The edge of a high spot of land.
(countable, uncountable)The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
(countable, uncountable)One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
(countable, uncountable)A distinctive lower-appearing of the three true petals of an orchid.
(countable, uncountable)One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.
Examples
523 sentencesTom put a finger to his lips.
Том приклав палець до губ.
Tom has big lips.
У Тома великі губи.
deTom hat große Lippen.
I have big lips.
У мене великі губи.
ruУ меня большие губы.
deIch habe große Lippen.
I read lips.
Я читаю по губах.
ruЯ читаю по губам.
deIch lese Lippen.
Your lips are red.
У тебе червоні губи.
ruТвои губы красные.
deDeine Lippen sind rot.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English lippe, from Old English lippa, lippe (“lip”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English lippe, from Old English lippa, lippe (“lip”), from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō (“lip”), from Proto-Germanic *lepô, from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang loosely, droop, sag”).
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Forms
plural: lipsSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
93 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- on the lips
- read lips
- to his lips
- your lips are