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LIPS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LIPS?

Need another word that means the same as “lips”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “lips” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lips” are: brim, rim, back talk, backtalk, mouth, sass, sassing

Lips as a Noun

Definitions of "Lips" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lips” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • Either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell.
  • Either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx.
  • Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking.
  • (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx.
  • The top edge of a vessel or other container.
  • An impudent or insolent rejoinder.

Synonyms of "Lips" as a noun (7 Words)

back talkThe position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage.
backtalkAn impudent or insolent rejoinder.
brimThe projecting edge at the bottom of a hat.
A soft hat with a turned up brim.
mouthAn opening that resembles a mouth as of a cave or a gorge.
The carp picks up the bait by sucking it into its mouth.
rimThe part of a spectacle frame surrounding the lenses.
A china egg cup with a gold rim.
sassImpudence; cheek.
Don t give me any of your sass.
sassingAn impudent or insolent rejoinder.

Associations of "Lips" (30 Words)

anointAdminister an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing.
He was anointed as the organizational candidate of the party.
boldnessConfidence to an impudent or presumptuous degree.
I couldn t believe her boldness.
brimFill something so completely that it almost overflows.
He is brimming with ideas.
browAn eyebrow.
He wiped his brow.
cheekEither of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump.
He had the cheek to complain.
chinRaise oneself while hanging from one s hands until one s chin is level with the support bar.
Grey stubble covered his cheeks and chin.
cleftSplit or divided.
A cleft stick.
creviceA narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.
Many creatures hide in crevices in the rock.
embouchureThe mouth of a river or valley.
epiglottisA flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing.
eyebrowThe strip of hair growing on the ridge above a person’s eye socket.
He had eyes of blue beneath bushy eyebrows.
fissureBreak into fissures or fine cracks.
A fissure between philosophy and reality.
foreheadThe part of the face above the eyes.
gallAn animal s gall bladder.
Accept life s gall without blaming somebody else.
halitosisOffensive breath.
hyoidRelating to the hyoid or structures associated with it.
impertinenceInappropriate playfulness.
They gasped at the impertinence of the suggestion.
impudenceThe trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.
His arrogance and impudence had offended many.
insolenceThe trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties.
She was sacked for insolence.
jawThe lower movable bone of the jaw or the part of the face containing it.
He jawed his bubble gum.
kissThe act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof.
The blossoms were kissed by the soft rain.
larynxA cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech.
linguaA mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
mouthA horse s readiness to feel and obey the pressure of the bit in its mouth.
They built a fire at the mouth of the cave.
nosePush or move with the nose.
The dog nosed out the drugs.
palateA person’s ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours.
The suggestions may not suit everyone s palate.
throatA passage resembling a throat in shape or function.
From a hundred throats came the cry Vive l Empereur.
tongueThe tongue of certain animals used as meat.
He was a redoubtable debater with a caustic tongue.
verballyAs a verb.
She claimed to have been verbally abused.
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