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dipper
UK /ˈdɪpə/ US /ˈdɪpɚ/
noun 7name 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
big, little, little, major
VERB + DIPPER
find, like, looks, recognize, runs, see, side, use
DIPPER + NOUN
cream, farthest, great-uncle, gruncle, home, mabel's, night, orion
PREP.
from, in, in
ADV.
almost, easily
Definitions
noun
1
One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
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.
2
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
3
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
4
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.
5
Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
chicken dippers
name
1
Either the Big Dipper or the Little Dipper (in the singular, chiefly the Big Dipper).
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 […]
name
1
A Chinese constellation located near Sagittarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — small North American diving duck
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A chocolate dipper dips the cream centers into warm chocolate by hand; when taken out the creams are shaped [...]
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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.
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chicken dippers
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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 cele
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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 plac
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Use the Dipper as home base. Follow the two end stars of its bowl to point downward (in the spring) or upward (in the fall) to Polaris, the North Star.
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