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| asparagus |
a plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The shoots are shaped like spears with scaly leaves at the tip. |
| awn |
in botany, any of the thin bristles found at the tip of some leaves, esp. those of grasses. |
| baksheesh |
in several Near Eastern countries, a gift of money; tip. |
| ballpoint |
a pen that has a small ball in its tip. The ball moves the ink from the pen to the paper. |
| Bermuda Triangle |
an area of ocean associated with unsolved mysteries, whose perimeter is marked by an imaginary line that connects Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the southern tip of Florida. |
| blacksnake |
a long, heavy, tapering whip of braided rawhide or leather with a snapper at the tip. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluepoint |
a small oyster found mostly in beds near the eastern tip of Long Island. |
| bug |
an insect with front wings that are thick at the base and thin at the tip. There are many kinds of bugs. All have mouths made for sucking, and most feed on plants. [1/6 definitions] |
| Cape of Good Hope |
a cape on the Atlantic at the southern tip of Africa. |
| Chicago |
a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. |
| cock2 |
to tip to one side or turn up; tilt. |
| conidium |
in fungi, an asexual spore formed at the tip of a specialized structure. |
| corn silk |
the long silky part of the pistil of the corn plant, lying between the rows of kernels and extending beyond the tip of the ear. |
| cue2 |
a long, thin stick with a narrow tip, used to hit the ball in the game of pool or billiards. |
| doff |
to tip or remove (one's hat) in greeting or acknowledgment. [1/3 definitions] |
| épée |
a fencing sword having a three-sided blade and a blunt circular tip guard. |
| feather |
to put feathers on or in (a covering, lining, tip, or the like). [1/12 definitions] |
| fiddlehead |
the curled tip of a young fern frond, esp. one that is edible when cooked. [1/2 definitions] |
| fingerprint |
a mark made by the tip of a finger on an object that it has touched. Police and hospital records keep fingerprints made by a finger dipped in ink. These are used for identification, because no two people have the same fingerprint. [1/2 definitions] |
| fingertip |
the extreme tip of the finger. |
| fishhook |
a metal hook with a barb and sharp tip, used to catch fish. |
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