Synonyms of the word cusp


CUSPFLAP - LEAFLET - PEAK - POINT - TIP

cusp

  • n. A sharp point or pointed end.
  • n. (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
  • n. (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has…
  • n. (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures. A common motif…
  • n. (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
  • n. (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.

flap

  • n. (obsolete) A blow or slap (especially to the face).
  • n. Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
  • n. A hinged leaf.
  • n. A side fin of a ray - also termed a wing.
  • n. An upset, stir, scandal or controversy.
  • n. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.
  • n. A disease in the lips of horses.
  • n. (aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
  • n. (phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound ɾ in the standard…
  • n. (surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
  • n. (slang, chiefly plural) The female genitals.
  • v. (transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
  • v. (intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
  • v. (computing, telecommunications, intransitive) Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as…

leaflet

  • n. (botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.
  • n. (botany) A small plant leaf.
  • n. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
  • n. (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
  • v. (transitive) To distribute leaflets to.
  • v. (intransitive) To distribute leaflets.

peak

  • n. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
  • n. The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
  • n. (geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
  • n. (geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
  • n. (nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
  • n. (nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
  • n. (nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
  • n. (mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is…
  • v. To reach a highest degree or maximum.
  • v. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
  • v. (intransitive) To become sick or wan.
  • v. (intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
  • v. (intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
  • v. Misspelling of pique.

point

  • n. A discrete division of something.
  • n. A sharp extremity.
  • n. (heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
  • n. (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
  • n. (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
  • n. Lace worked by the needle.
  • n. (US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.
  • n. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
  • n. (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
  • n. The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
  • n. The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
  • n. (medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
  • n. In various sports, a position of a certain player, or, by extension, the player occupying that position.
  • v. (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or…
  • v. (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
  • v. (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
  • v. (transitive) To direct toward an object; to aim.
  • v. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
  • v. (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
  • v. (transitive, intransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
  • v. (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or…
  • v. (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
  • v. (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
  • v. (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
  • v. (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
  • v. (dated) To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location…
  • v. (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that…
  • v. (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
  • v. (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting…
  • v. (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
  • v. (obsolete) To appoint.
  • v. (dated) To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to point out.

tip

  • n. The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
  • n. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility…
  • n. (music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
  • n. (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
  • n. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
  • n. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
  • v. (transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
  • v. (ergative) (To cause) to knock over, make fall down or overturn.
  • v. (ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
  • v. (transitive, slang, dated) To drink.
  • v. (transitive) To dump (refuse).
  • v. (US, transitive) To pour a libation, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
  • v. (transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
  • n. (skittles, obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle.
  • n. An act of tipping up or tilting.
  • n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse,…
  • n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
  • n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A recycling centre.
  • n. (colloquial) A very untidy place.
  • n. The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips.
  • v. (now rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
  • n. (now rare) A light blow or tap.
  • v. To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
  • v. (thieves′ slang) To give, pass.
  • n. A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token…
  • n. A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting…
  • n. A piece of advice.
  • v. To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
  • n. (African American Vernacular) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
  • n. (African American Vernacular) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.

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