underlip

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/ (UK)
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/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌlɪp/ (UK) · /ˈʌndɚˌlɪp/ (US)

Definition of underlip

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The lower lip.
    “He bit his under-lip as though he were somewhat unwilling, but arose.”
    “In fact, there was such an obvious inclination to wateriness about his eye, and instability about his underlip, that Cripps found it necessary to put the conversation on a less emotional basis.”
    “His eyes were closed, his mouth opened. His breathing, irregular for three, then four, then five breaths, returned to its normal, soundless rhythm. Stubbled overlip and wet underlip moved about some final, silent word: […]”

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Etymology

From under- + lip. Compare Saterland Frisian Unnerlippe (“underlip”), German Unterlippe (“underlip”).

Words you can make from underlip

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6-letter words

16 words

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4-letter words

61 words

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47 words

2-letter words

15 words

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