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Definition: Chipped |
ChippedAdjective1. Having a small piece broken off; "a chipped tooth". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "chipped" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references) |
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Mining | A. When referring to the character of diamond wear, it denotes loss of diamond due to chips and fragments having been broken away from the body of the diamond. (references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Refrigerator | Freezing mixture, ice, ice cubes, blocks of ice, chipped ice; liquid nitrogen, dry ice, dry ice-acetone, liquid helium. |
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Screenplays | Well, yeah, kind of. You see the guys at work, they chipped in and they found this girl and she had a reputation (The Other Sister; writing credit: Alexandra Rose; Blair Richwood) Look - the sacred spells which protect the soul in its journey to the underworld have been chipped off the coffin (The Mummy; writing credit: Nina Wilcox Putnam; Richard Schayer) I could have fallen off my headboard and chipped a tooth (The Golden Girls; writing credit: Philip Broadley; Gabriel Castro) | |
Lyrics | Presidential chipped out canary rock sizzlin' (Love Is All We Need; performing artist: Mary J. Blige) | |
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![]() | Volunteers haul away Brazilian Pepper brush. This part of the restoration is extremely labor intensive. The brush must be cut by hand, chipped and then burned. The pepper brush must be burned before the berries turn red or the seeds will be distributed and begin new growth. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. | ![]() | [Corrected chipped teeth]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Sailors "stripping ship" aboard USS Ranger (CV-4), in anticipation of action off Morocco, circa early November 1942. Paint has been chipped from the bulkheads and overheads as a precaution against fire. Credit: NAVY. | ||
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Health | But they need to be checked at regular dental check-ups to make sure they are not chipped or worn away. The dentist can repair sealants by adding more sealant material. (references) | |
Business | Over the years, these and other KDIA affiliated companies have chipped away at the U.S. dominance in the defense industry and by the end of 1998, claimed upwards of 30% of all defense materiel manufactured in Korea. (references) | |
Very good sales prospects exist for products under Harmonized System (HS) codes 69.08.00, 84.81.00, 44.07.00, 31.14.00, and 83.02.00. These products include glazed ceramic flags and paving, plumbing fittings and faucets, wood sawn or chipped, putty, caulking compounds, painters’ fillings, builders’ hardware and fittings, veneer sheets, indoor walls and floors. (references) | ||
Economic History | Greece | Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles, swan or chipped, sliced or peeled wood, painters fillings and faucets, indoor wall and floor materials and all types of door and window fittings and plumbing and bathroom hardware are among the most promising products to be imported to Greece. (references) |
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| "Chipped" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 56.79% of the time. "Chipped" is used about 243 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 56.79% | 138 | 27,024 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 21.81% | 53 | 46,657 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 20.58% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.82% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 243 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "chipped": chipped beef. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "chipped": chipped-in, chipped-up. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "chipped"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 切削 (Chipping). (various references) | |
Danish | skaelis (chip ice, chipped ice), proevestangen skal fremstilles saaledes, at sidefladerne ikke udviser grater eller revner. Kolddeformerede omraader fjernes ved spaantagende bearbejdning eller ved filing (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), kantbrud (chipped edge), brudis (chip ice, chipped ice), braekket hjoerne (chipped corner). (various references) | |
Dutch | chipped point (chipped point), schubbenijs (chip ice, chipped ice), randbeschadiging (chipped edge), het proefplaatje dient zodanig te zijn voorbereid dat de zijden geen bramen en scheuren vertonen. Koud vervormde stukken dienen door afspanen of vijlen te worden verwijderd (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), begrind cementbeton (chipped bituminous concrete), afgeschilferde nok (chipped lugs), afgeschilferde kop (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), afgeschilferde draad (chipped thread), afgeschilferde bodemhoek (chipped bottom, chipped corner, chipped heel), afgeschilferd lichaam (chipped body). (various references) | |
Finnish | särkynyt suu (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), särkynyt pohja (chipped bottom), särkynyt otin (chipped lugs), särkynyt kulma (chipped corner, chipped heel), särkynyt korva (chipped lugs), särkynyt kierre (chipped thread), särkynyt kappale (chipped body), reunamurtuma (chipped edge), naarmuinen suu (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), kulmamurtuma (chipped corner), hiutalejää (chip ice, chipped ice). (various references) | |
French | coin ébréché (chipped corner, chipped heel), talon ébréché (chipped corner, chipped heel), l'éprouvette est préparée de façon que les chants ne présentent ni bavures ni fissures. Les zones écrouies sont enlevées par usinage ou la lime (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), glace en copeaux (chip ice, chipped ice), fond écaillé (chipped bottom), filets écaillés (chipped lugs), filet écaillé (chipped thread), filet ébréché (chipped thread), fût écaillé (chipped body), encoche (chipped edge), bague écaillée (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring), béton de ciment clouté (chipped bituminous concrete), écorné (chipped corner, chipped edge). (various references) | |
German | abgeschnitzelt. (various references) | |
Greek | Xείλος στομίου ξεφλουδισμένο (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), Ξεφλουδισμένα πλαïνα πυθμένα (chipped corner, chipped heel), Ξεφλουδισμένος πυθμένας (chipped bottom), Ξεφλουδισμένο σώμα (chipped body), ραγισμένο άκρο πυθμένα (chipped corner), ρίνισμα πάγου (chip ice, chipped ice), σκλέντζα (chipped grain), σημείο υπέρβασης αριθμού πλακιδίων (chipped point), Σπείρωμα απολεπισμένο (chipped thread), λοβοί απολεπισμένοι (chipped lugs), Λαβές απολεπισμένες (chipped lugs). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szeletelt, kicsorbult (jagged, nicked, notched), csorba (chip, chippy, dent, jagged, nick, nicked, notch, ragged). (various references) | |
Indonesian | cuil (chunk), compes (jagged on the edge), gempil (damaged), bocel. (various references) | |
Italian | corpo scheggiato (chipped body), scagliatura nel bordo (chipped edge), raccordo corpo-fondo scheggiato (chipped corner, chipped heel), punta scheggiata (chipped point), la provetta è preparata in modo che gli spigoli non presentino nè sbavature nè fessure. Le zone martellate a freddo sono eliminate mediante limatura o lavorazione all'utensile (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), imboccatura scheggiata (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), ghiaccio in scaglie (chip ice, chipped ice), fondo scheggiato (chipped bottom), filettatura scheggiata (chipped thread), alette scheggiate (chipped lugs). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 掻き氷 (chipped ice), けたコップ (chipped cup). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かき"おり (chipped ice), かけたコップ (chipped cup). (various references) | |
Korean | 잘게 써". (various references) | |
Manx | spolgit (nipped), speiltit, scolbit. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ippedchay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | canto lascado (chipped corner, chipped heel), calcanhar lascado (chipped corner, chipped heel), canto quebrado (chipped corner), corpo lascado (chipped body), fundo lascado (chipped bottom), gelo em lascas (chip ice, chipped ice), marisa lascada (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), rosca lascada (chipped thread), o provete é preparado por forma que os cantos não apresentem nem rebarbas nem fissuras.As zonas endurecidas são retiradas por maquinagem ou com lima (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), alheta lascada (chipped lugs), bordo com mossas (chipped edge), boquilha lascada (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), boca lascada (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring), asa lascada (chipped lugs), aresta quebrada (chipped edge), bordo lascado (chipped edge, chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | okrnjen (truncated). (various references) | |
Spanish | cuerpo desportillado (chipped body), talón desportillado (chipped corner, chipped heel), segmentación en un punto (chipped point), rosca desportillada (chipped thread), la probeta se prepara de modo que los lados no presenten rebabas ni grietas. Las zonas con acritud de deformación se eliminan por mecanizado o limado (the test piece is prepared so that the sides are neither chipped nor cracked. The strain hardened zones are removed by machining or filing), fondo desportillado (chipped bottom), filetes desportillados (chipped lugs), esquina desportillada (chipped corner, chipped heel), esquina desconchada (chipped edge), boca desportillada (chipped finish, chipped rim, chipped ring, scaly ring). (various references) | |
Swedish | kantstött. (various references) | |
Turkish | ince dilinmiş kuru sığır eti (chipped beef). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old English | 450-1100 | sceard. (various references) |
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Misspellings | |
"Chipped" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chappen, Chiappa, chipe, Chipenda, chipet, Chipeta, Chipeto, chipple, chuppah. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "chipped" (pronounced khi"pt) |
| 3 | -i" p t | clipped, crypt, dipped, dripped, encrypt, equipped, flipped, gripped, gypped, lipped, nipped, nondescript, outstripped, quipped, ripped, script, shipped, sipped, skipped, slipped, stripped, tipped, tripped, unzipped, whipped, zipped. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-h-i-p-p" | |
-1 letter: hipped. | |
-2 letters: chide, piped. | |
-3 letters: cedi, chid, chip, dice, epic, hide, hied, iced, pech, pice, pied, pipe. | |
-4 letters: cep, chi, die, dip, edh, hep, hic, hid, hie, hip, ice, ich, pec, ped, peh, pep, phi, pic, pie, pip. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, eh, he, hi, id, pe, pi. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-h-i-p-p" | |
+2 letters: chippered, hiccupped. | |
+3 letters: pedophilic, pitchpoled. | |
+4 letters: handicapped, handicapper, pedophiliac, photocopied. | |
+5 letters: discipleship, handicappers, paedomorphic. | |
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