tip

tip is a 3-letter English word with 27 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 27 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.
2. noun. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule, or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
3. noun. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
4. noun. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
5. noun. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
6. transitive verb. To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
7. transitive verb. To strike slightly; to tap.
8. transitive verb. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.
9. transitive verb. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
10. intransitive verb. To fall on, or incline to, one side.
11. noun. A light touch or blow; a tap.
12. noun. A gift; a douceur; a fee.
13. noun. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.
14. noun. an indication of potential opportunity

    "he got a tip on the stock market"

    "a good lead for a job"

    Synonyms: hint, lead, steer, wind

15. noun. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

    "the view from the peak was magnificent"

    "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"

    Synonyms: crest, crown, peak, summit, top

16. noun. the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
17. noun. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

    Synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire

18. noun. a V shape

    "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

    Synonyms: peak, point

19. verb. remove the tip from

    "tip artichokes"

20. verb. mark with a tip

    "tip the arrow with the small stone"

21. verb. give insider information or advise to

    "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot"

22. verb. strike lightly

    "He tapped me on the shoulder"

    Synonyms: tap

23. verb. walk on one's toes

    Synonyms: tippytoe, tiptoe

24. verb. to incline or bend from a vertical position

    "She leaned over the banister"

    Synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tilt

25. verb. cause to tilt

    "tip the screen upward"

26. verb. cause to topple or tumble by pushing

    Synonyms: topple, tumble

27. verb. give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

    "Remember to tip the waiter"

    "fee the steward"

    Synonyms: bung, fee

Synonyms

hint, lead, steer, wind, crest, crown, peak, summit, top, backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, point, tap, tippytoe, tiptoe, angle, lean, slant, tilt, topple

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tip:

pit, tpi

Common word forms

tips, tipful, tipped, tipper, tipless, tipping

Words from these letters

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