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plural of tip

tips

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noun (2)

plural of tip

tips

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noun (3)

plural of tip
1
as in tilts
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle she didn't say anything but just acknowledged our presence with a tip of her head

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2
as in dumps
chiefly British a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip

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tips

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noun (4)

plural of tip
as in ends
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the tip of a knitting needle

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tips

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tip
as in slopes
to set or cause to be at an angle be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea

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Police urge anyone who may have witnessed the crash to provide tips to its crash investigation team. Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024 Based on my experience leading a web design and digital marketing agency, here are my tips for identifying the keywords that can help customers find you. Anthony Savino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 An hour before the event began, the line stretched down the block, past an anti-vaccine activist strumming a guitar, his case open to receive tips. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024 Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs. Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs. Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Based on my experience leading a web design and digital marketing agency, here are my tips for identifying the keywords that can help customers find you. Anthony Savino, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs. Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024 Police urge anyone who may have witnessed the crash to provide tips to its crash investigation team. Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Tips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tips. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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