pippin

noun

ˈpi-pən How to pronounce pippin (audio)
Definition of pippinnext
as in peach
something very good of its kind gave a pippin of a commencement speech that earned a standing ovation

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Recent Examples of pippin Their large selection of ciders ranges from dry with orange pippins to semi-dry with fresh raspberry. — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pippin
  1. beauty
  2. dream
  3. pip
  4. daisy
  5. marvel
  6. wonder
  7. lulu
  8. sweetheart
Noun
  • The Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Gift Guide offers party outfits for women, holiday dressing for men, as well as beauty products, and gifts priced under $200, among other products.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • There are cellars with vintages dating back to the 1880s and old wine caves covered in mildew and mold, which were a dream for a wine lover like me.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Bilal, who wrote, directed and co-produced the film, said a French theatrical run was a dream come true.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Pips-in rubber, or inverted rubber, is smooth on the outer surface, and the pips instead touch the inside of the foam.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Watching England pip a goal in the 55th minute and then suddenly decide to play its luck, which ultimately failed to work out, felt oddly familiar to me as a Real Madrid fan.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of pip
Noun
  • At the top of the staircase, which de Buffévent said was a big draw in choosing the location and now comes with a banister by ironwork artist Romain Barré, who was also behind that giant daisy — there’s a succession of salons.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The seeds were collected from the lone tree daisy, a type of flowering plant, on Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of daisy
Noun
  • And then there is Turin, Italy’s first capital and a Baroque marvel with the Alps to its west and north.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • The only win is a lulu — a near no-hitter for right-hander Storm Davis, the youngest Oriole who handcuffs the Tigers, 3-1.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 24 June 2018
  • For years, conservatives reveled in chapping liberals for their sweet-tooth for French intellectuals but, as Green demonstrates, Bannon, while playing in deep right field, has plucked himself a real lulu.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 19 July 2017
Definition of lulu
Noun
  • The Pittsburgh native turned the page on his high school sweetheart Nomi Leasure and entered new dating territory, a relationship with Ariana Grande, which started to percolate in early 2016.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • He was beloved by his teammates and married his high-school sweetheart.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of sweetheart

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