Definition of nip

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• nip is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• nip is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• nip is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of nip

• a tart spicy quality (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. piquance
  2. piquancy
  3. piquantness
  4. tang
  5. tanginess
  6. zest
• sever or remove by pinching or snipping (verb)

  Examples

  1. nip off the flowers

  Synonyms

  1. clip
  2. nip off
  3. snip
  4. snip off
• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. flavor
  2. flavour
  3. relish
  4. sapidity
  5. savor
  6. savour
  7. smack
  8. tang
• the property of being moderately cold (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. chilliness
  2. coolness
• (offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. jap
• a small sharp bite or snip (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. pinch
• a small drink of liquor (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. shot
• squeeze tightly between the fingers (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. pinch
  2. squeeze
  3. tweet
  4. twinge
  5. twitch
• give a small sharp bite to (verb)

  Examples

  1. The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles

See definition of nip in Merriam Webster