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lip gloss

/lɪp ɡlɒs/

lip gloss noun: a cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.

lip gloss: a cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier
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Noun

lip gloss (countable and uncountable, plural lip glosses)

  1. A cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.
    • I took a beating when you wrote me those letters / And every time I remembered the taste of your lip gloss1992, “Enid”, in Gordon, performed by Barenaked Ladies

Forms of lip gloss

plurallip glosses
alternative formlipgloss

Words formed from lip gloss

Questions about lip gloss

What does lip gloss mean?
Lip gloss means a cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.
What part of speech is lip gloss?
Lip gloss is a noun.
How do you pronounce lip gloss?
Lip gloss is pronounced /lɪp ɡlɒs/.
What is the plural of lip gloss?
The plural of lip gloss is lip glosses.

Words near lip gloss in the dictionary

  1. lip fern
  2. lip flap
  3. lip flaps
  4. lip flip
  5. lip flips
  6. lip gloss
  7. lip glosses
  8. lip homage
  9. lip job
  10. lip language
  11. lip languages

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