Word Finder - dips

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A lower section of a road or geological feature.

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There is a dip in the road ahead.

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Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

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The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

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A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.

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A dip stick.

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A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

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I'm going for a dip before breakfast.

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A pickpocket.

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A sauce for dipping.

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This onion dip is just scrumptious.

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The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

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A dipped candle.

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A move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader

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A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

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In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.

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A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

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The moist form of snuff tobacco.

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The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.

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To lower into a liquid.

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Dip your biscuit into your tea.

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To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

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(of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

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To lower a light's beam.

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Dip your lights as you meet an oncoming car.

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To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

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“The sailor rushed to the flag hoist to dip the flag in return.”

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To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

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The farmer is going to dip the cattle today.

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To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

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To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.

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To immerse for baptism.

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To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

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To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

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To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.

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to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water

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To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.

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To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

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To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

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To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

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Strata of rock dip.

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To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

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To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.

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To leave.

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He dipped out of the room so fast.

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To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

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A foolish person.

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Initialism of device-independent pixel.

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A diplomat.

The short leg of the siphon tube dips into an insulated ink-bottle, so' that the ink it contains becomes electrified, while the long leg has its open end at a very small distance from a brass table, placed with its surface parallel to the plane in which the mouth of the leg moves, and over which a slip of paper may be passed at a uniform rate, as in the spark recorder.

Don't allow that candle to cool completely between dips, however.

In the undulator apparatus, which is similar in general principle to the " siphon recorder " used in submarine telegraphy, a spring or falling weight moves a paper strip beneath one end of a fine silver tube, the other end of which dips into a vessel containing ink.

Into the solution dips a silver plate wrapped in filter paper, and the current is passed from the silver plate as anode to the bowl as cathode.

The chain dips below the water, then rises into the furnace and passes down into the other trough on its way out.

Wit continued decrease of altitude south-eastward, the crystalline belt dips under the coastal plain, near a line marked by the Delaware river from Trenton to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and thence south-south-westward through Maryland and Virginia past the cities of Baltimore, Washington and Richmond.

The whole of Hanover dips from the Harz Mountains to the north, and the rivers consequently flow in that direction.

From the St Gotthard to the Maloja the watershed between the basins of the Rhine and Po runs in an easterly direction as a whole, though making two great dips towards the south, first to near the Vogelberg (10,565 ft.) and again to near the Pizzo Gallegione (10,201 ft.), so that it presents a broken and irregular appearance.

From the Maloja Pass the main watershed dips to the southeast for a short distance, and then runs eastwards and nearly over the highest summit of the Bernina group, the Piz Bernina (13,304 ft.), to the Bernina Pass.

This float dips into a tank filled with mercury so that practically the entire instrument is floated by the mercury, leaving only sufficient pressure on the bearings to ensure that the pivots will remain in contact with them.

This bird, apparently mentioned by Marcgrave more than 200 years ago, but first described by Pallas, is remarkable for the structure - unique, if not possessed by its representative forms - of its furcula, where the head, instead of being .the thin plate found in all other Gallinae, is a hollow cup opening upwards, into which the trachea dips, and then emerges on its way to the lungs.

In the bottom of the vessel is placed some sulphuric acid, and a platinum wire attached to the suspended needle dips into this acid.

The wooded savannas are mostly situated on the higher lands of the central zone, where the land dips down from the Mitumba Mountains to the Congo.

The first impression of an unbiassed reader who dips into the poems of Donne is unfavourable.

The essential difference between these two kinds of eye appears to be that the Chaetopod eye (in its higher developments) is a vesicle enclosing the lens, whereas the Arthropod eye is a pit or series of pits into which the heavy chitinous cuticle dips and enlarges knobwise as a lens.

On either flank the Silurian shales, slates and sandstones, which are very rarely fossiliferous, rise with steep dips.

Pacific Lowlands Honduras dips into the Pacific with a 124 km coastline along the Golfo de Fonseca.

If you love creamy dips and sauces, don't cut them out of your food plan completely.

An essential question to be asked of these patients is to their exposure to op sheep dips.

Let's be honest, short course sheep dips, whether actual or virtual, are actually more of a chore than a delight.

But the alternative, organophosphate dips, had been linked to causing health problems in humans.

This fact sheet covers the National Mastitis Council recommended milking procedures; milking order; teat dips; and treating clinical mastitis.

Many livestock producers believe that OP dips are the most effective means of controlling common ectoparasites on sheep, such as scab and blowfly.

Raw cauliflower florets are particularly good for scooping up dips.

Tender with an excellent mild sweet flavor ideal cooked, added raw to the salad bowl or dips.

You get a combo of chicken satay, spring rolls, chicken wings, prawn toast and both chili sauce and peanut sauce dips.

To the south the land dips away gently as a plateau, deeply dissected by valleys.

The lower end is bent into the shape of a hook, and dips into a pneumatic trough.

The gatherer dips the butt of the pipe into the molten " metal " and withdraws upon it a small ball of viscous glass, which he allows to cool in the air while constantly rotating it so as to keep the mass as nearly spherical in shape as he can.

A regular haunt for all the children to spend their coppers on sherbet dips and gobstoppers !

They must have had hearts like lions to tackle Fairy Holes with tallow dips and tinder boxes.

Abrupt dips or spikes in development that cross two or more percentiles should be reported to your baby's doctor.

Differently formulated from its competition, this mascara's wand dips into a makeup mixture that forms small "tubes" around your lashes, abolishing clumps, streaks, and flakes that are common culprits of most eye makeup products.

Heart Healthy - Pack a natural looking basket or small gym bag with organic or natural food, low-fat pretzels or crackers, grainy mustards, fat-free dips and spreads.

Bearing this in mind, your appetizer selection should be small light bites, dips, or spreads, but nothing too heavy.

Flea dips are insecticidal products that are mixed in water and then poured through your pet's coat, killing fleas and providing residual flea control for a few weeks afterward.

It will not survive in areas where the temperature dips below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

There are many commercial jewelry cleaners that you can use to clean your jewelry, including pastes and dips.

Does the skirt need to be able to accommodate special moves, such as splits, jumps, or dips?

The neckline dips in a circular fashion to reveal the belly button.

If you wish to draw attention to your bust, opt for a V-neck style that dips down just enough to offer a peek of bare skin.

Couples typically flip the mattress every six to ten months to help smooth out lumps and dips in the mattress.

Firm mattresses can became less supportive over time while soft mattresses can develop permanent, misshapen dips.

Whether the drop is steep or gentle, the curves, splashes, and dips are always heading down.

With fun uphill climbs powered by jetted water, followed by plunges, dips, curves, spirals, and other adventurous features common to many types of water slides, these outrageous attractions are sure to offer fun for all their riders.

The 'Z' piece is the hardest to place if you only have a smooth line with no rises or dips.

However, there has been talk of a housing bubble and often times in cases such as these, overpriced homes can see significant dips in value.

Clearly, there is a strong need to discuss potential swimming pool dangers; you and your family deserve safe summer dips in the family pool.

Unless you are lucky enough to live on a beach where the temperature never dips below eighty degrees, it makes perfect sense to buy discount beach towels.

The back has less coverage, the front part of the swimsuit dips low and the top has minimal coverage over the bust.