Unscramble nips

Definition of nip

noun:

• a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey". Synonyms: shot.
• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent. Synonyms: Jap, Nip.
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. Synonyms: flavor, flavour, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang.
• the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning". Synonyms: chilliness, coolness.
• a tart spicy quality. Synonyms: piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest.
• a small sharp bite or snip. Synonyms: pinch.

verb:

• squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind", "She squeezed the bottle". Synonyms: pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch.
• give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles".
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping; "nip off the flowers". Synonyms: clip, nip off, snip, snip off.

Related words

goose, lemon, tweak, vanilla.

Words nearby

dip, gip, hip, ip, kip, lip, nap, ni, nib, nih, nij, nil, nim, nipa, nipr, nit, nix, nlp, np, pip, rip, sip, snip, tip, vip, yip, zip.

Rhymes with

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, ip, kip, lip, microchip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship.