pips
Dots on dice
Pips are small seeds found in fruits like apples, oranges, and grapes.
The word also names the dots on dice and dominoes, or the suit symbols on playing cards.
In British military usage, pips are the small insignia indicating officer rank.
To pip someone is to narrowly defeat them: She pipped him at the post.
The pips also refers to the short beeping tones marking the hour on British radio broadcasts.
Distinguishing mark of rank
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- epauletteOrnamental military shoulder piece
- starLuminous astronomical object
stripe · badge · officer · uniform · lieutenant · captain · colonel · chevron
Crisp tree fruit
- orangeCitrus with segments
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- grapeVine-grown berry cluster
- citrusAcidic fruits with segments
watermelon · core · flesh · seedy · seedless · spit · remove · count
domino
Rectangular game piece
suit · ace · deuce · trey · count · pattern · marking · symbol · playing · face
insignia
Distinguishing mark of rank
star · stripe · badge · officer · uniform · lieutenant · captain · colonel · chevron · decoration
apple
Crisp tree fruit
citrus · watermelon · core · flesh · seedy · seedless · spit · remove · count · bitter
radio
Electromagnetic wave receiver
time · BBC · Greenwich · hourly · news · bulletin · synchronization · countdown · chime · interval
poultry
Birds raised for food
respiratory · tongue · mucus · symptom · infection · avian · veterinary
- table tennispaddle, ball, serve, net, table
- dicedice, d6, d20, d10, roll
- dominoestiles, boneyard, spinner, double six, blanks
- military insigniainsignia, rank insignia, patch, wings, crest
- forexforex, exchange rate, currency trading, currency exchange, foreign exchange
- fermentation byproductslees, dregs, pomace, marc, sediment
pipsblank
Without marks or content
blank face · unmarked · face cards · court cards · joker
- paid the piperFaced delayed consequences
- steam pipeTube carrying hot vapor
- pipe cleanersFlexible bristled wire strips
- piping hotExtremely heated, just prepared
- pipe dreamsFanciful, unattainable notions
- pipe downCommand to be silent
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