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noun (1)

Definition of tipnext
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as in advice
a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom

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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge

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tip

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noun (2)

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as in bonus
a small sum of money given for a service over and above what is due gave our waiter an extra large tip for such fantastic service

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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime

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tip

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noun (3)

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as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle she didn't say anything but just acknowledged our presence with a tip of her head

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as in landfill
chiefly British a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip

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tip

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noun (4)

as in end
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the tip of a knitting needle

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tip

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verb

ˈtip How to pronounce tip (audio)
as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea

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Recent Examples of tip
Noun
That means the tips of the rotors on SkyFall will slice through Martian air at supersonic speed. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Forecasters said the storm centered 1,280 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula of Mexico carried maximum sustained winds of 140 mph but wasn’t threatening land. — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
Isshin disapproves of the use of the Dragon’s Heritage and secretly helps Wolf rescue Kuro by directing his doctor, Emma, to tip off Wolf about Kuro’s location. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 Wolfe allegedly tipped off three associates who together made about $515,000 in unrealized profits. — Chase Jordan august 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip
  1. advice
  2. scoop
  3. bonus
  4. dividend
  5. tilt
  6. landfill
  7. end
  8. slope
Noun
  • İnönü, resisting advice from military leaders to ignore the result, resigned from the presidency and took up a new role as the leader of the opposition in the parliament.
    — Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That's not the best sports gambling advice to give out numbers like that.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of advice
Noun
  • Use a large spoon or ice cream scoop to remove membranes and seeds.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Yeo recommends weighing food in grams with a digital kitchen scale because even a rounded scoop of calorie-dense kibble can add more calories than expected.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of scoop
Noun
  • The bonus points for a win eliminated van Gisbergen, who had a 31-point lead over Preece entering the regular-season finale.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Singapore is overhauling its landmark baby bonus scheme, first introduced in 2001, as the city’s fertility rate and number of births fall to record lows.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonus
Noun
  • Its board recently declared a third-quarter dividend of 82 cents per share, up from 78 cents a year earlier.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Damascus’s challenge is to use the dividends from its newfound importance in regional trade to build functioning institutions, distribute resources for recovery, and overcome historical animosities.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividend
Noun
  • Yet family offices are letting their stock allocations grow as a share of their portfolio, rather than rebalancing, suggesting a long-term bullish tilt to stocks.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • To help find your even position, do some pelvic tilts between over- and under-extension.
    — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of tilt
Noun
  • But Khalatian said many of them, including himself, didn’t suspect the stench was coming from the landfill.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Now the county is using trucks and trains to ship garbage to landfills across Florida while considering whether to build a new waste-to-energy incinerator.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of landfill
Noun
  • Still, the emotionally stunted John claims not to harbor ill feelings toward Hal, though this is most certainly challenged by the end of the episode.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Even near the end of an August in which the Jays went 17-11, the team posted a near-average wRC+ (101 entering Sunday).
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of end
Verb
  • The resulting low-slung structure is clad in understated materials, with a sloping bronze-colored roof, stone chimney, expansive glazing, and teak siding.
    — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Weekly Pattern Turning to the weekly chart, RRC has been trading in an upward-sloping channel going back to late 2022.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of slope

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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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