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- [kip-er]
- /ˈkɪp ər/
- /ˈkɪp.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kip-er]
- /ˈkɪp ər/
Definitions of kipper word
- noun kipper a young male Aborigine, usually 14 to 16 years old, who has recently undergone his tribal initiation rite. 1
- verb with object kipper to cure (herring, salmon, etc.) by splitting, salting, drying and smoking. 1
- noun kipper A kippered fish, especially a herring. 1
- noun kipper fish: smoked herring 1
- countable noun kipper A kipper is a fish, usually a herring, which has been preserved by being hung in smoke. 0
- noun kipper a fish, esp a herring, that has been cleaned, salted, and smoked 0
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Origin of kipper
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English kypre, Old English cypera spawning salmon, apparently derivative of cyperen of copper, i.e., copper-colored
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Parts of speech for Kipper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kipper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
kipper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kipper
verb kipper
- preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- steel — any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- fire — combustion
Antonyms for kipper
verb kipper
Top questions with kipper
- what is a kipper?
- what is kipper?
- when is yom kipper?
- how to kipper salmon?
- how to cook kipper fillets?
- what type of fish is a kipper?
- who is the voice of kipper the dog?
- kipper fillets how to cook?
- what kind of fish is kipper?
- how to eat a kipper?
- what are kipper snacks?
- how to draw kipper the dog?
- what type of dog is kipper?
- how to cook smoked kipper fillets?
- what is yom kipper?
See also
Matching words
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