nipple
Collocations
5(noun.)
ADJ
pert, pointed | erect, hard, rigid, swollen, taut | sensitive, sore
VERB + NIPPLE
suck
NIPPLE + VERB
harden, rise, stiffen, tighten
Definitions
noun
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval. And artificial nipple-dilation; it was just too much.
The nipple (definition 1) and the areola together.
Joan Trieste wore skin-tight dark pants and slippers and a cotton man’s-style shirt; as far as he could tell, she had on no bra, as fashion dictated, but her nipples were merely flat dark circles beneath the white cotton fabric of her shirt: she could not afford or did not care to have the currently-popular dilation operation.
A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
verb
To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk
WiktionaryJoan Trieste wore skin-tight dark pants and slippers and a cotton man’s-style shirt; as far as he could tell, she had on no bra, as fashion dictated, but her nipples were merely flat dark circles bene
WiktionaryI could tell he didn't agree but he went to the corner and took up his squirrel gun, feeling the nipple for a percussion cap.
WiktionaryI have a discharge from my nipple.
Tatoeba · #281891Layla's right nipple was cut off.
Tatoeba · #6539380The circular area around the nipple is called areola.
Tatoeba · #8958471