Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chips

/t͡ʃɪps/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: chips
IPA: /t͡ʃɪps/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of chip

noun

noun

Archaic; Slang

noun

Slang

name

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

noun

noun

Acronym of cookies having independent partitioned state.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the Saturday-night bottles were not all. The carpenter and cooper, in sea parlance, Chips and Bungs, who were the "Cods," or leaders of the forecastle, in some way or other, managed to obtain an extra supply […]"
"I began a new branch of experience by going to sea as a 'chips.'"

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Phrases

brother chip

Frequently Paired Words

brother chip

Synonyms

french fries french-fried potatoes fries

Rhymes With

tips ships lips trips clips strips eclipse hips slips grips dips flips

Questions

How do you pronounce chips?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɪps/.
What does chips mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of chip

How to pronounce chips

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