lip
Edge of cup
A lip is either of the two fleshy folds forming the edges of the mouth.
By extension, lip refers to any edge or rim: the lip of a cup, the lip of a crater.
To lip something is to touch it with the lips.
Lip also means insolent talk: Don't give me any lip.
To read lips is to understand speech by watching mouth movements.
To pay lip service is to express support without action.
Pleased facial expression
- poutSulky facial expression
- purseBag for personal items
- curlSpiral or loop form
- frownDisapproving facial expression
smirk · sneer · grimace · tremble · quiver · snarl · grin · twitch
Impertinent verbal attitude
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- backtalkInsolent verbal response
- insolenceBold, offensive disrespect
- impudenceShameless boldness toward superiors
nerve · audacity · freshness · mouth · impertinence · disrespect · snark
Oral opening
- cupid's bowTwin-peaked upper lip contour
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- philtrumGroove above upper lip
- labiumLip-like anatomical structure
oral · labial · mucosa · skin · tissue · flesh · upper · lower
Informal term for kissing
- peckDry measure or quick kiss
- kissTouch with lips
- romanceLove and its excitement
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
intimacy · passion · tenderness · embrace · caress · touch · brush · taste
Circular outer boundary
margin · perimeter · brink · boundary · ledge · precipice · overhang · flange
Manner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
vowels · syllable · bilabial · labial · lisp · murmur · whisper · mouthing
smile
Pleased facial expression
frown · smirk · sneer · grimace · tremble · quiver · snarl · grin · twitch · pucker
sass
Impertinent verbal attitude
impudence · nerve · audacity · freshness · mouth · impertinence · disrespect · snark
mouth
Oral opening
- cupid's bowTwin-peaked upper lip contour
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- philtrumGroove above upper lip
labium · oral · labial · mucosa · skin · tissue · flesh · upper · lower · corner
smooch
Informal term for kissing
affection · intimacy · passion · tenderness · embrace · caress · touch · brush · taste · nibble
rim
Circular outer boundary
border · margin · perimeter · brink · boundary · ledge · precipice · overhang · flange · spout
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
consonants · vowels · syllable · bilabial · labial · lisp · murmur · whisper · mouthing · diction
soft
Yielding to touch
sensuous · luscious · supple · moist · parted · inviting · bee-stung · pillowy · voluptuous · plump
gloss
Shine or annotation
rouge · matte · shimmer · plump · filler · chapped · moisturize · exfoliate · tint · stain
- upper lipMouth's northern edge
- lower lipMouth's bottom boundary
- lip balmWaxy mouth moisturizer
- lip glossShiny lip cosmetic
- lip serviceInsincere expression of agreement
- loose lipsHabit of revealing secrets
lips, lipstick, lippy, lipped, lipless, underlip, liplike, lip-sync, lipliner