Definition of nips

"nips" in the noun sense

1. nip, shot

a small drink of liquor

"he poured a shot of whiskey"

2. Jap, Nip

offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

3. relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

4. chilliness, coolness, nip

the property of being moderately cold

"the chilliness of early morning"

5. nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest

a tart spicy quality

6. nip, pinch

a small sharp bite or snip

"nips" in the verb sense

1. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch

squeeze tightly between the fingers

"He pinched her behind"

"She squeezed the bottle"

2. nip

give a small sharp bite to

"The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles"

3. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off

sever or remove by pinching or snipping

"nip off the flowers"

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nips in Scrabble®

The word nips is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters nips:

PINS
(27)
SNIP
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word nips

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nips in Words With Friends™

The word nips is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters nips:

PINS
(48)
SNIP
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Words containing the sequence nips

Words that start with nips (1 word)

Words with nips in them (1 word)

Words that end with nips (6 words)

Word Growth involving nips

Shorter words in nips

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Longer words containing nips

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