Synonyms for

Pip

Verb / pɪp / Another word for pip — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a small hard seed in a fruit

Synonyms & similar words

hit mopup whip shoot radartarget spot rackup worst blip seed kernel stone pit grain bead ball sphere dot spot fleck pinpoint speck atom molecule bit crumb fragment particle chip

Synonyms by register

Formal

seed germ embryo

Informal

seed pit stone

Literary

kernel heart

Antonyms

whole fullness completion abundance plenty

Common collocations

  • pip of a fruit
  • pip of an apple
  • pip of a cherry
  • pip of a melon
  • pip of a lemon
  • pip of a grape
  • pip of a passionfruit

Word family

noun pip
verb pip

Usage note

Primarily used for the small seeds found in fruits like apples, cherries, and melons. Can also refer to a small spot or dot.

Example sentences

  1. I almost choked on a pip in my peach.
  2. The apple had lots of pips inside.
  3. Can you plant this pip and grow a tree?
  4. The bird ate the pip from the cherry.
  5. She spit out the pip from her plum.

Quotes

  • 'A pip is not an apple; neither is it a potato.' - Jane Austen
  • 'I'll be a monkey's uncle if I can see what you've done with that pip of mine.' - P.G. Wodehouse
  • 'I'm like a cat with a mouse when I get hold of a pip.' - George Bernard Shaw

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