See Also: lippy 1, noun(dictionary)
shred 1, noun(dictionary)
shred(1)(dictionary)
shred(2)(dictionary)
lippy(2)(dictionary)
lippy(1)(dictionary)
lippy 2, adjective(dictionary)
shred 2, verb(dictionary)
jib 1, noun(dictionary)
jar 1, noun(dictionary)

lippy(2) (iou) and shred 1, noun (oh)


lippy(2) (iou)



lippy noun. colloq. Also lippie.
[from LIP(STICK + -Y6.]
Lipstick.

shred 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: screade]
[C] a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something
shred of
::a shred of paper
tear/rip sth to shreds
::The clothes were ripped to shreds and covered in blood.
tear/rip sth to shreds
to criticize someone very severely
::Within a year, Other researchers had torn the theory to shreds.
in shreds
a) torn in many places
::Uncle Earl was exhausted and his shirt hung in shreds.
b) completely ruined
::His ambitious plan was in shreds.
::If Myra gossips about this, my reputation will be in shreds.
shred of sth
a very small amount of something
::There's not a shred of doubt (=no doubt at all) in my mind that we will win.
::He does not have a shred of evidence (=none at all) to prove his claim.
::the last shred of hope
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HINT sense 4
Usually used with negative words such as not, without, and hardly .