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| acrogen |
a plant that produces no flower and grows only from the tip of the stem, such as a fern or moss. |
| apex |
the uppermost point; tip; summit; vertex. [1/2 definitions] |
| apical |
in phonetics, of or pertaining to consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as "t" or "d". [1/2 definitions] |
| arum |
any of a family of plants, such as jack-in-the-pulpit, with arrow-shaped leaves and bearing a flower, at the tip of a long spike, that is enclosed by a hoodlike leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
| 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 which transfers ink from a reservoir to the writing surface; ballpoint pen. |
| 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. |
| Cape of Good Hope |
a cape on the Atlantic at the southern tip of Africa. |
| Chicago |
a major U.S. city in Illinois near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. |
| 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 stick, narrow at the tip, that is used by pool and billiards players to hit the ball. [1/4 definitions] |
| 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] |
| 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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