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Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom
A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids
{n} one who dips, a vessel to dip with
{i} ladle, scoop, device for dipping liquids; small water bird with a short tail that is able to dive into streams to feed; butterball, type of small duck native to North America; person who dips objects in a liquid (e.g.: in an industrial process); something (machine, etc.) that dips objects in a liquid; (Slang) pickpocket
One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to dip water or other liquid; a ladle
or water ouzel Any of five songbird species in the genus Cinclus (family Cinclidae), noted for hunting insects by walking underwater in rushing streams. The species are widely distributed in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America. Dippers are plump, stub-tailed birds, about 7 in. (18 cm) long, with a thrushlike bill and legs. They are commonly blackish brown or dull gray. They nest in a dome of moss built in a crevice, often behind a waterfall. See also ouzel
The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe
small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
The buffel duck
The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus)
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
A small grebe; the dabchick
Big Dipper
A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Major and includes the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid
Little Dipper
A bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky, said to resemble a ladle or cart. It is part of the constellation Ursa Minor and includes the northern pole star Polaris
autem dipper
Anabaptist
dipperful
As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful
honey dipper
A person who collects household sewage
honey dipper
A turned wooden kitchen tool used to transfer honey
Big Dipper
group of seven stars (in the constellation Ursa Major)
Little Dipper
The seven bright stars that form the constellation Ursa Minor. another name for Ursa Minor, a group of bright stars
The dipper
water crake
The dipper
water crow
big dipper
elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
big dipper
A big dipper is a fairground ride that carries people up and down steep slopes on a narrow railway at high speed. = roller coaster. A cluster of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major, four forming the bowl and three the handle of a dipper-shaped configuration. Also called Charles's Wain, Plow
big dipper
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
dippers
a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
double dipper
someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)
little dipper
a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
dipper

    Hyphenation

    dip·per

    Turkish pronunciation

    dîpır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdəpər/ /ˈdɪpɜr/

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