dip (3 letters)
dip
6
- Length
- 3 letters
- Scrabble score
- 6 points
- Frequency
- Less common
- Pronunciation
- DIHP
What it means
- noun — a depression in an otherwise level surface
- noun — (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- noun — a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
- noun — tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
- noun — a brief immersion
- noun — a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- noun — a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
- noun — a brief swim in water
- noun — a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
- verb — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- verb — dip into a liquid while eating
- verb — go down momentarily
- verb — stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
- verb — take a small amount from
- verb — switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- verb — lower briefly
- verb — appear to move downward
- verb — slope downwards
- verb — dip into a liquid
- verb — place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
- verb — immerse in a disinfectant solution
- verb — plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
- verb — scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface