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Meanings of lips in anglès

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lábio
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labio
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Pouring projection formed by eversion of the rim of the mouth or spout of a vessel.

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        llavi
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        Examples for "lip"
        Examples for "lip"
        1
        The resolution of the problem requires more than lip service, he added.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Too often in the past, lip service was paid to consumer interests.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Biting her lip, the young woman immediately set her mind to work.
        Blind willow, sleeping woman
        4
        It brings people a new hope, less of a stiff upper lip.
        The Guardian
        5
        Oh, she really didn't want to talk about his lip right now.
        Indecent suggestion
        1
        The shell and lining is pierced in front for a pouring spout, and on either side by doors, through which the raw material is charged.
        The Working of Steel / Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of...
        Usage of lips in anglès
        1
        His hands twitched; his lips quivered; the tears were in his eyes.
        The Amateur Cracksman
        2
        The lines of the mouth were crooked; the lips, thick and red.
        The Country Doctor
        3
        Jenny could read his lips as he said, You're right; works fine.
        Dragonshadow
        4
        Yet those present say one issue didn't even cross their lips: Brexit.
        The Irish Times
        5
        A faint smile parted the lips of the gentleman in the chair.
        The Great Secret
        6
        The Galavian smiled deep in his eyes only; his lips remained sober.
        The Lighted Match
        7
        She forced some words past lips that would not let her speak.
        Sons of the Oak
        8
        Bats without facial membranes; with short obtuse and bull-doggish heads; large lips.
        Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
        9
        Greenleaf was silent; his lips showing the emotion he strove to control.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 / A Maga...
        10
        The pleasant glance of the eye contradicted the severity of the lips.
        Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
        11
        And both in turn felt the touch of the soft old lips.
        The Adventures of Akbar
        12
        An intense and startled expectancy dawned in his face; his lips parted.
        The Mating of Lydia
        13
        She kisses his lips; he kisses hers; they solemnly bless each other.
        A Tale of Two Cities
        14
        She walked close beside me; her eyes shone wet; her lips trembled.
        The Firefly of France
        15
        Her eyes opened wide; even her sweet lips parted; but she waited.
        The Paternoster Ruby
        16
        The lips of the Vermonter parted in a kind of savage grin.
        The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
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        portuguès
        lábio
        català
        llavi
        espanyol
        labio
        Lips through the time
        Lips across language varieties
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