noun

lips

lips

She painted her lips red.

She painted her lips red.

My lips are chapped from the cold.

My lips are chapped from the cold.

((possessive pronoun)) ~s (one's) lips She painted her lips red.

Synonyms: mouth

Plural of 'lip', from Old English 'lippa'.

When talking about the mouth, 'lips' is almost always used in the plural because you have two: an upper and a lower lip.

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