Plural of hip
regular plural
The plural of hip is hips.
Forms of hip
| Singular | hip /hɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hips /hɪps/ |
| Countable | countable |
Hips in a sentence
- Ike explained to me that the Mexican government issued permits to hips allowing them a definite quantity of morphine per month at wholesale prices.1953, William Lee [pseudonym; William S. Burroughs], Junkie, New York: Ace Books
- The guy hips himself to so many things.2009, Sean Rogers, Pynchon and comics
- An overbust corset encloses the torso, extending from just under the arms to the hips.From the entry overbust
- His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.From the entry manifest
- The serrations formed the hips and valleys of what looked like a series of miniature gabled roofs or rooflets.From the entry rooflet
Meaning of hip
- noun The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
- noun The inclined external angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
- noun In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
Questions about the plural of hip
- What is the plural of hip?
- The plural of hip is hips.
- Is hip countable?
- Hip is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hip (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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