tips 1 of 5

plural of tip

tips

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noun (2)

plural of tip

tips

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noun (3)

plural of tip
1
as in tilts
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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2
as in dumps
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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tips

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noun (4)

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

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tips

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tip
as in slopes
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 tips
Noun
Thank you for joining us here and please keep all of it — the ideas, tips, criticism, and feedback — coming. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 The department emphasized that all crime tips undergo human review before investigators act on them. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Although officers went to the scene in response to the tips, the agency wouldn’t try to capture the coyote unless an incident such as the one involving the animal biting the child had already occurred, Klopping said. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 At the former, attendees received pro-tips for applying press-ons, leaving with a fresh set on their hands and in their gift bags. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026 Add-ons include a handy ferro rod pendant for campers, a 20-piece bit set, and replacement graphite tips and blades. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 Is there a celebrity chain where people share tips and tricks? — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 Police mentioned Metro Denver Crime Stoppers had offered a reward of up to $4,000 for tips that would lead to finding Arebalo. — Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The staff are attentive and put in a lot of effort, ready to share tips and favourite restaurants, and really go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant and memorable. — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
Maybe that’s what tips her into some recklessness of her own, with an explanation of Hal’s forceful personality and brilliant rhetorical style as being intoxicating. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 This tips her off that there could be a connection; maybe Tom’s son was directly targeted because his father caught Frank. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 The market treats each shock as the one that finally tips the consumer over, and the consumer, so far, keeps declining the invitation. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The interior, meanwhile, tips a hat to Hermès, with pops of the French fashion house’s famous orange playing against an otherwise very subtle palette. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 Carlos Delgado welcomes Beltrán, John Smoltz introduces Jones and Dusty Baker tips his hat to Kent. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 26 July 2026 That uncertainty works broadly because Arnaud never tips his hand too far in either direction. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Kingston Flemings tips his cap after being selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the eighth pick in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in New York. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 24 June 2026 But with that seventh shuffle, the deck suddenly tips into a highly unstructured state. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tips
Noun
  • Instead of asking employees to spend hours producing deliverables, AI creates opportunities to involve them in evaluating assumptions, comparing approaches and understanding why certain recommendations are made.
    — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Norway will now hold a public consultation on the recommendations made in the report, with the central bank due to submit its response in January.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Underdog is offering new users a chance to earn $100 in bonuses from a $5 wager using promo code FOXNEWS.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In recent months, the AP reported extensively on strikes of frontline healthcare and support workers over unpaid salaries, bonuses and dangerous conditions in eastern Congo.
    — Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Acknowledging the concerns, Warui noted that Dangote Refinery’s revenues were dollarized and that dividends could also be paid in dollars, mitigating the potential impact of naira devaluation.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Idzik and Young are doing a great job keeping defenses off balance, and the partnership is paying early dividends.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sanders’ record over his last 16 tilts against Power 4 foes is … 3-13.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Rybakina and Sabalenka know each other’s games well, having previously met 17 times on the WTA Tour, with Rybakina winning the last two tilts – earning the Australian Open and WTA Finals titles.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Built from fiberglass that is expensive to break down, these components can end up in landfills even though much of the rest of a turbine is recyclable.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The United States Environmental Protection Agency has found that in America alone, 85 percent of all textiles end up in landfills on a yearly basis.
    — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, her ends were accented with subtle curls that folded below her chest and around her back.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Rufo is open about his desire to use rhetoric to achieve political ends.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The rest of the Cambria isn’t bad, either, including the shops and galleries along Main Street (which is deceptively long) and the piney slopes above.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In rivers and streams in Virginia and Maryland, Hack measured the length of each stream and the area of the land that slopes toward that stream and therefore drains into it, called its basin or drainage area.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Barker recalled giving a mutual guy friend some dating advice about just having fun and hooking up with women, advising him to think of dating as a sport, while trying to not get too emotionally invested.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Rick Hanson’s advice on appreciating positive experiences suggests that being present can be just as important as the money spent on an outing.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Tips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tips. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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