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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Tip

'Tip' means both 'top' and 'edge' or just 'top'?
  

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It refers to the 'top' in most cases but can indicate other regions although never an edge. For example: The tip of the iceberg - refers to the upper most part The tip of a pencil - the sharp end you write with The tip of a leaf - the end farthest away from the stem

  • It refers to the 'top' in most cases but can indicate other regions although never an edge.
  • For example: The tip of the iceberg - refers to the upper most part The tip of a pencil - the sharp end you write with The tip of a leaf - the end farthest away from the stem
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It refers to the 'top' in most cases but can indicate other regions although never an edge.

For example:

The tip of the iceberg - refers to the upper most part

The tip of a pencil - the sharp end you write with

The tip of a leaf - the end farthest away from the stem

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