dipper
/ˈdɪpə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
noun
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
noun
The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
Indian usage; British usage
noun
Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
noun
Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
Example Sentences
- "A chocolate dipper dips the cream centers into warm chocolate by hand; when taken out the creams are shaped [...]"
- "When the engine runs the dipper dips in the oil once in every revolution of the crankshaft and the oil is splashed on the cylinder walls."
- "chicken dippers"
- "It is doubtful if the Victorian Londoner needed any warning, for the artful mobsmen, toolers, whizzers and dippers, together with their stickman accomplices, were everywhere in the crowds, in the underground, on railway trains […]"
- "In the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, there are two stars which form the side of the dipper farthest from the handle. The line of these two [...] will strike the Pole Star. [...] A convenient sort of celestial yardstick is the distance from the first pointer of the Dipper to the Pole Star, which is about 28°."
- "You can see the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper almost every night. You can see the Dippers every night if the clouds do not cover them. The Dippers seem to move. They are not always in the same place. You see the Dippers in one place […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɪpə/
- British English: /ˈdɪpə/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
birds of the genus Cinclus
Cyprus dipper
white-throated dipper
European dipper
brown dipper
Cinclus pallasii
American dipper
Cinclus mexicanus