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- first dip a paper towel in water
- she dipped a hand into her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy
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- carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle
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- the temperature dipped a bit in the evening
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- slow down, the road dips here
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- I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly
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noun (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of dip (Entry 2 of 3)
- marathoners have one last dip before the race course levels off and the finish line comes into view
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- the city's population has taken a slight dip since the last census
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noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of dip (Entry 3 of 3)
- how did that dip get through medical school?
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- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- bonehead,
- bubblehead,
- chowderhead,
- chucklehead,
- clodpoll
- (or clodpole),
- clot
- [British],
- cluck,
- clunk,
- cretin,
- cuddy
- (or cuddie)
- [British dialect],
- deadhead,
- dim bulb
- [slang],
- dimwit,
- dodo,
- dolt,
- donkey,
- doofus
- [slang],
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- dullard,
- dum-dum,
- dumbbell,
- dumbhead,
- dummkopf,
- dummy,
- dunce,
- dunderhead,
- fathead,
- gander,
- golem,
- goof,
- goon,
- half-wit,
- hammerhead,
- hardhead,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- jackass,
- know-nothing,
- knucklehead,
- lamebrain,
- loggerhead
- [chiefly dialect],
- loon,
- lump,
- lunkhead,
- meathead,
- mome
- [archaic],
- moron,
- mug
- [chiefly British],
- mutt,
- natural,
- nimrod
- [slang],
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- ninnyhammer,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- noddy,
- noodle,
- numskull
- (or numbskull),
- oaf,
- pinhead,
- prat
- [British],
- ratbag
- [chiefly Australian],
- saphead,
- schlub
- (also shlub)
- [slang],
- schnook
- [slang],
- simpleton,
- stock,
- stupe,
- stupid,
- thickhead,
- turkey,
- woodenhead,
- yahoo,
- yo-yo
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“Dip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dip. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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