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nip | zest |

As an initialism nip

is (us) national immunization program.

As a noun zest is

gesture.

nip

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
    • I’ll just take a nip of that cake.
    He had a nip of whiskey.
    Synonyms
    * nibble (of food) * See also

    Etymology 2

    Diminutive of nipple .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (vulgar) A nipple, usually of a woman.

    • Etymology 3

    Probably from a form of (etyl) nipen. Cognate with (etyl) ; (etyl) knebti.

    Verb

    (nipp)
  • To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
  • *
  • To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
  • * '>citation
  • To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
  • To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.
  • *

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A playful bite.
    • The puppy gave his owner’s finger a nip .
  • A pinch with the nails or teeth.
  • Briskly cold weather.
    • There is a nip''' in the air. It is '''nippy outside.
  • * 1915 , :
    • The day had only just broken, and there was a nip in the air; but the sky was cloudless, and the sun was shining yellow.
  • A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.
  • A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
  • A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
  • A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
  • (nautical) A short turn in a rope. Nip and tuck, a phrase signifying equality in a contest. [Low, U.S.]
  • The place of intersection where one roll touches another in papermaking.
  • A pickpocket.
  • *
    • Derived terms
    * nip and tuck * nip in the bud

    Etymology 4

    Verb

    (nipp)
  • To make a quick, short journey or errand; usually roundtrip.
    • Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?

    Anagrams

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    zest

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia zest)
  • The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
    • The orange zest gives the strong flavors in this dish.
  • (by extension) Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.
    • Auntie Mame had a real zest for life.
  • * Young
    • Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe / Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.
  • * Gogan
    • Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the highest zest and relish to social intercourse.
  • The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.
  • * 2006 , N. J. Nusha, On the edge: short stories (page 85)
    • The green zest of walnuts was used by the women to shine their teeth and it also gave a beautiful rust colour to their lips.

    Related terms

    () * zestful * zestfully * zesty

    Synonyms

    * (enthusiasm) gusto * spice, relish, tang

    Verb

  • (cooking) To scrape the zest from a fruit
  • To make more zesty
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