(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
(n.) A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
(n.) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
(v. t.) To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as, to tip anything with gold or silver.
(v. t.) To strike slightly; to tap.
(v. t.) To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to; as, to tip a servant.
(v. t.) To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt; as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.
(v. i.) To fall on, or incline to, one side.
(n.) A light touch or blow; a tap.
(n.) A gift; a douceur; a fee.
(n.) A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse race, or the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain.
(2) Sickle and normal discocytes both showed membrane elasticity with reversion to original cell shape following release of the cell from its aspirated position at the pipette tip.
(3) The complication might have been prevented by measurements of U and I, reflecting changes in impedance or by measurements of catheter tip temperature (T).
(4) But what about phenomena such as table tipping and Ouija boards?
(5) The relationship between technique of obtaining Papanicolaou smears, presence of endocervical cells, and rate of cervical neoplasia was studied by comparing an endocervical and ectocervical nylon brush (Bayne brush), Ayre spatula plus endocervical brush, and spatula plus cotton-tipped swab in a randomized, prospective trial involving 11,061 patients.
(6) Eight electrodes of different size and tip characteristics were evaluated at different temperatures and time settings, both in vitro and in vivo.
(7) Neither was the intra-VMH infusion of MA effective if: (i) the rats were not primed with estrogen; (ii) the tips of the cannulae were outside the VMH; or (iii) it was preceded by an intra-VMH infusion of the alpha 1b-antagonist, chloroethylclonidine (CEC).
(8) "We know that a country has tipped when local-to-local connections outnumber local to foreign," he added.
(9) An inner cannula containing PGE2 or PGF2alpha at its tip was inserted into the previously implanted outer cannula.
(10) The linear flow accelerator failed to prevent, but did delay, catheter tip recoil in proportion to the prolongation of contrast medium injection time.
(11) The inter-connecting linkage system develops postnatally, and the 'tip-linkages' are already found in one-week-old mice, suggesting that the critical organization of the micromechanics of the stereocilia matures rapidly during the postnatal period.
(12) A new simplified technique for evaluating the internal pudendal artery and the penile vessels is described using a new catheter configuration with a very short 90 degrees-angled tip.
(13) Tipping petrol on a fire isn’t going to get the heat out of it,” he told ABC radio.
(14) When used in snail neurones such electrodes gave very similar pHi values to those recorded simultaneously by recessed-tip glass micro-electrodes.
(15) This study demonstrates the limitations of the Q-Tip test and reconfirms the need for more sensitive and specific urodynamic investigations of the incontinent woman.
(16) Following orthodontic treatment the canine's incisal edge occlusion demonstrates the tip and torque present in the appliance that was used.
(17) After 4 weeks of in vivo growth, extensive growth of arborizing ducts was apparent in recombinants composed of urogenital sinus mesenchyme and a single adult prostatic ductal tip.
(18) Conversely, serum starvation decreased TIP levels within 1 hr.
(19) He unleashes a scorching drive from about 18 yards, which Joe Hart tips wide via his right post.
(20) One patient harbored a basilar trunk aneurysm, 1 an aneurysm of the proximal posterior cerebral artery, 3 an aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery, and 10 an aneurysm at the basilar tip.
Tipper
Definition:
(n.) A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it, one Thomas Tipper.
Example Sentences:
(1) Having bought the album as a present for her 12-year-old daughter, Tipper Gore, wife of Al, was horrified by the lyrics to Darling Nikki.
(2) These beta-lactam antibiotics assume conformation similar to X-D-alanyl-D-alanine due to the presence of the lactam ring; this disagrees with the assumption made by Tipper & Strominger that L and D amino acid residues take similar conformation.
(3) But Andrews Tipper says that challenge has also been the project’s strength, as “this type of broad collaboration means that you aren’t just getting a solution that suits one sector.
(4) The other cyclist, who is believed to have been 62, was killed in an incident with a tipper lorry on the junction of Mile End Road and Bancroft Road in east London.
(5) They include cultivation in (a) flow vessels that contain 12 ml of RBC suspension and are harvested three times a week, (b) a "tipper" that provides a similar yield, and (c) more recently, a large flat-bottomed vessel that holds 75 ml of suspension.
(6) A technique used to investigate this is termed negative priming (Tipper, 1985).
(7) Hours earlier Brian Holt, 62, a hospital porter, died at the scene of a collision with a tipper lorry on Mile End Road.
(8) Burden and Tipper, who have attended MCC for 15 years, said they were surprised to discover their wedding was a first.
(9) Photograph: Martin Godwin Tipper truck went past me at a high speed (about 40mph) and came extremely close to me.
(10) Tributes from his wife, Tipper, and his daughters, Karenna and Kristin, were interwoven with testimony from figures such as the actor Tommy Lee Jones and the writer David Halberstam, all of them seeking to humanise Mr Gore's defiantly stiff reputation and energise a party unmistakably underwhelmed about its chances in November.
(11) We also have to escalate the work by the police on reforming the freight industry, and reaching the small-scale tipper truck operators who account for much of the carnage.
(12) It's vital they curb the high number of big vehicles – such as concrete and tipper lorries – involved in fatal collisions with cyclists."
(13) Local authorities ended up using them against fly-tippers.
(14) New powers will be granted to local authorities to fine fly-tippers and will be another tool in the battle against illegal dumping.” Flytipping statistics
(15) "To get married in our church was very significant to us," Tipper said.
(16) The main pattern of swallowing was of the tipper type, in which swallowing is initiated with the tip of the tongue against the incisors and the bolus is in a supralingual position.
(17) It has been hypothesized that penicillin acts as a structural analog of the acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine terminus of nascent bacterial cell wall and that it consequently binds to and acylates the active site of the enzyme(s) that crosslinks the cell wall to form an inactive penicilloyl enzyme [Tipper, D.J.
(18) Brownfield sites will be developed (bad news for the scrap metal collectors and fly-tippers of the future), density will increase in underpopulated areas, previously maligned backwaters will be blessed with their own cereal cafes and artisan bakeries.
(19) The latest to die, 26-year-old Ying Tao, was hit by a tipper truck at the notorious Bank roundabout opposite the Bank of England on 22 June.
(20) The report said: "We are particularly concerned by the number of construction vehicles, such as concrete and tipper lorries, involved in fatal collisions with cyclists, and the failure of some haulage companies to follow best practice around cycle safety."