Added 7 October 2026
tip
/tɪp/ symbol
In Latin: cuspis Wiktionary
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noun
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The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
the tip of one's nose
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A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
verb
verb
Origin
From Middle English tip, typ, tippe (“tip”), of obscure and uncertain origin. Perhaps distantly related to top. Related to Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa (“tap, spigot”), Middle High German züpfel (“pointed end, tip”).
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