| clip | a sharp slanting blow, he gave me a clip on the ear |
clip
clipping
snip | the act of clipping or snipping |
berth
bunk
built in bed | a bed on a ship or train, usually in tiers |
bicycle-built-for-two
tandem bicycle
tandem | a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats |
bicycle clip
trouser clip | a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain |
| built-in bed | a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall |
bulldog clip
alligator clip | a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws |
cartridge holder
cartridge clip
clip
magazine | a metal frame or container holding cartridges, can be inserted into an automatic gun |
| clip | any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together |
| clip | an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress |
| clip art | ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document |
| clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
| clip lead | a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends |
| clip-on | a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips |
custom-made
custom-built | an item made to the customer's specifications |
paper clip
paperclip
gem clip | a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together, the paper clip was invented in |
| pincurl clip | a variety of clip for holding pin curls |
roach clip
roach holder | metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach |
soap powder
built-soap powder
washing powder | soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders |
| tie clip | a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place |
| film clip | a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast |
time
clip | an instance or single occasion for some event, this time he succeeded, he called four times, he could do ten at a clip |
| clip artist | a swindler who fleeces the victim |
clip
curtail cut short | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent, My speech was cut short, Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries |
snip
clip crop
trim lop
dress prune
cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
| clip | attach with a clip, clip the papers together |
nip nip off
clip snip snip off | sever or remove by pinching or snipping, nip off the flowers |
trot
jog clip | run at a moderately swift pace |
| clip-on | attachable by a clip, clip-on earrings, a clip-on bow tie |
| carvel-built | (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks |
clinker-built
clincher-built
lap-strake
lap-straked
lap-streak
lap-streaked | having overlapping hull planks |
custom-built
made-to-order | built for a particular individual |
built
reinforced | (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness, the built liquid detergents |
built-in
constitutional
inbuilt
inherent
integral | existing as an essential constituent or characteristic, the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity, a constitutional inability to tell the truth |
purpose-built
purpose-made | designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose |
| square-built | broad and solidly built |
| built-up | peopled with settlers, the built-up areas |
jerry-built
shoddy | of inferior workmanship and materials, mean little jerry-built houses |