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tip

noun as in very top

noun as in gratuity paid

noun as in warning; useful hint or idea

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verb as in knock over; cause to lean

verb as in give inside information

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Example Sentences

Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.

In total, officers said 600 emails or tip-offs had been received by more than 40 officers working on Operation Fairbank.

Tip: The narrower upper deck in coach is the better choice because its eight-seat rows cannot be extended.

One explanation for why the White House was not interested was so as not to tip off Sunni insurgents in Iraq.

Servers and restaurant owners occasionally shame those who drastically under-tip.

The best pipet is a small glass tube which has been drawn out at one end to a tip with rather small opening.

Tip wore leaky boots all last winter, but when spring came he bought Mrs. Pulsifer a sewing machine.

Mrs. Kaye's expressive eyes, which had dwelt on Isabel with flattering attention, fell to the tip of her cigarette.

The blood is obtained from the finger-tip or the lobe of the ear, as for a blood count; only a very small drop is required.

It should be of rather large caliber, and have an opening in the tip and one or two in the side near the tip.

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On this page you'll find 205 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tip, such as: edge, apex, cap, crown, cusp, and end.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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