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- noun Plural form of
tip . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tip .
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Examples
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Many of the leaves had long, narrow tips -- called _drip tips_ by biologists.
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Asking me for productivity tips is like asking a blind man to describe the color purple.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Top Tips for Maxing Out Your Productivity, Part 2 2009
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StorytellerToTheMedia. com where she teaches tips from the trade. susann
Women Grow Business » Using Headlines And Hooks For Media Attention 2010
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StorytellerToTheMedia. com where she teaches tips from the trade. blog comments powered by Disqus
Women Grow Business » The Women Behind Women Grow Business 2010
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Service staff is paid almost nothing compared to what they make in tips, and in some restaraunts those tips find their way back to some of the kitchen staff as well.
The Missing Take-Out, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Here are a few tips from the Department of Defense:
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The difference at 300 yards between standard tips and ballistic (plastic) tips is always significant.
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I think the main theme throughout all of these tips is to be aware of your target reader, it is so important to identify your audience before you start writing.
7 Simple Ways to Dramatically Improve Everything You Write | Write to Done 2009
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The difference at 300 yards between standard tips and ballistic (plastic) tips is always significant.
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Writing ruts are not fun and we all are so unique that I think one of these ways tips is likely to create that spark we need at any given time.
trivet commented on the word tips
From OE:
tip (v.2)
"give a small present of money to," 1610, "to give, hand, pass," originally thieves' cant, perhaps from tip (v.3) "to tap." The meaning "give a gratuity to" is first attested 1706. The noun in this sense is from 1755; the meaning "piece of confidential information" is from 1845; the verb in this sense is from 1883; tipster first recorded 1862.
December 7, 2007