lip

Other forms of lip

plural

lips·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lip

What does lip mean?

lip means "either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lip?

lip has 1 syllable: lip. In IPA it is /ˈlɪp/.

What is another word for lip?

Close synonyms include sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, mouth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lip a common word?

lip is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.