nipple 
nip·ple (nip′əl)
noun
- the small protuberance on a breast or udder through which, in the female, the milk passes in suckling the young; teat
- an artificial teatlike part, as of rubber, in the cap of a baby's nursing bottle
- any projection, part, or thing resembling the nipple of a breast in shape or function; specif.,
- a short piece of pipe with both ends threaded
- a projection with a small opening through which a liquid or grease can be forced
Etymology: earlier neble, prob. dim. of neb
nipple
n.
Possessives
- jogger: I take you've heard of joggers ' nipple?
Converse of object
- bleed: I would put money on the union or the bleed nipple never having had a spanner on either.
- pierce: They were led by a spectacularly handsome black Brazilian, sporting a pierced nipple.
- crack: For example, you can say you have cracked nipples or that the milk didn't come, both of which are common.
- have: I have a third nipple on the right hand side just under my rib cage!
- see: But we're not allowed to see nipples on TV, no matter the context.
- erect: Date posted: 05 Apr, 2005 21:04 by a fan plus erected nipples - nice... .
Adjective modifier
- sore: I had no idea that my baby would demand to suck on my sore nipples for two hours during each feed.
- third: I have a third nipple on the right hand side just under my rib cage!
- right: Then, he realizes in terror that the knife is hovering above his right nipple.
- left: Speaking of brilliant ideas, he also had what looked like the name of a football team tattooed over his left nipple.
- artificial: There is a baby's dummy on the ground ( an artificial nipple to keep a baby quiet ).
- inverted: I am 20 and I have always had an inverted nipple.
Modifies a noun
- tassel: Related articles Artists stories: That nipple tassel girl a-n Magazine March 2004 Artist's story: Nicola Malkin Features: Big business?
- drinker: This is a direct result of the duck not being able to preen due to the use of nipple drinkers.
- cream: This is an excellent way of using up an old tube of Lansinoh nipple cream.
- ring: Why he can't just come on his nipple rings like everyone else, I don't know.
- pain: Here mean nipple pain was very significantly less after than before the operation ( Figure 2 ).
Noun used with modifier
- grease: The grease nipples are situated on the front or bottom of the axle.
La cruaute¤ , bien loin d'e" tre un vice, est le premier sentiment qu'imprime en nous la nature; l'enfant brise son hochet, mord le te¤ ton de sa nourrice, e¤ trangle son oiseau, bien avant que d'avoir l'a" ge de raison. Far from being a vice, cruelty is the primary feeling that nature imprints in us. The infant breaks its rattle, bites its nurse's nipple, and strangles a bird, well before reaching the age of reason.
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