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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
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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.
Adjective modifier
- sore: I had no idea that my baby would demand to suck on my sore nipples for two hours during each feed.
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?
Noun used with modifier
- grease: The grease nipples are situated on the front or bottom of the axle.
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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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