Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lip balm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
lip balm
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lip + balm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lip balms (plural) lipbalm (alternative)

Synonyms

chapstick lip salve

Questions

What does lip balm mean?
A substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis or stomatitis, and cold sores.
Where does lip balm come from?
From lip + balm.

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