Nipple

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The small projection near the center of the mammary gland containing the outlets of the milk ducts through which young mammals obtain milk from the adult female; a teat.
  • noun. A corresponding projection of the male breast.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The rubber cap on a bottle from which a baby nurses.
  • noun. A pacifier for an infant.
  • noun. Any of various devices functioning like or resembling a nipple, especially.
  • noun. A regulated opening for discharging a liquid, as in a small stopcock.
  • noun. A pipe coupling threaded on both ends.
  • noun. A short extension of pipe to which a nozzle can be attached.
  • noun. A small projection through which grease in a grease gun can be forced into a bearing.
  • noun. A natural or geographic projection resembling a nipple, as a mountain crest.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A protuberance of the breast where, in the female, the galactophorous ducts discharge; a pap; a teat.
  • noun. The papilla by which any animal secretion is discharged.
  • noun. Anything that projects like a nipple, as the projecting piece in a gun or a cartridge upon which the percussion-cap is placed to be struck by the hammer, the mouthpiece of a nursing-bottle, a nipple-shield, etc.
  • noun. A reducing-coupling for hose or for joining a hose to a pipe.
  • noun. A hollow piece projecting from and forming a passage connecting with the interior of a metal pipe, used for the attachment of a faucet or cock.
  • To furnish with a nipple or nipples; cover with nipple-like protuberances.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
  • noun. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.
  • noun. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes
  • noun. A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.
  • noun. a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
  • noun. An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
  • noun. A mechanical device through which liquids can be passed in a regulated manner.
  • noun. A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
  • noun. Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on American keyboards.
  • noun. Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
  • noun. the small projection of a mammary gland
  • Word Usage
    "Please excuse the inaccurate verbiage of our host when referring to the teat, he used the word nipple which is politically incorrect."
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    Whipple  cripple  fipple  ripple  sipple  
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    abdomen  belly  breast  bud  buttock  
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    adjutage  bag  boobs  bosom  breast