nipple

Plural: nipples

Noun

• A small projection on the breast or a pacifier.
• the small projection of a mammary gland
• a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
• The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
• The nipple (definition 1) and the areola together.
• A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
• An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
• Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
• Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
• A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed.
• A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
• An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
• A pointing stick.

Verb

• To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
• To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.

Examples

• He considered playing ’NIPPLE’ but opted for a higher-scoring word instead.
• Turn the nipples on to the bicycle spokes only one turn, for each spoke on the new wheel all the way around until they are all snug, then check alignment.

Synonyms

mamilla, mammilla, pap, teat, tit, blinkers, braille, bullets, bumps, chichis, circuit breakers, cookies, daggers, diamond cutters, dinner plates, glass cutters, headlights, high beams, horns, nertz, nipples, nips, nubbins, pancakes, paps, pimentos, pointers, points, raisins, silver dollars, teats, thermometers, tits

Related Words

smuggling raisins, NIPPLED