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lip

noun as in edge, brink

noun as in insolence

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He begins to tell her that it’s complicated, but before the word escapes his lips, she cuts him short with, “Don’t say ‘complicated.’

From Salon

Her father Eddie was also an alcoholic, who regularly hit her mother, leaving her with black eyes and split lips.

From BBC

It also offered warehouse-style display shelves packed with goods such as lip balm, perfume, false nails and foot cream.

From BBC

Viewers might remember the scene where Meryl Streep’s fashion magazine editrix Miranda Priestley purses her lips at one of the ugliest dresses she’s seen in years, during a preview of a designer’s new collection.

From Salon

It also offers warehouse-style display shelves packed with goods such as lip balm, perfume, false nails and foot cream.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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