noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ top , upper
▪ bottom , lower
▪ chapped , cracked , dry , parched
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She licked her parched ~s.
▪ moist
▪ fleshy , full , thick
▪ thin
▪ kissable , luscious , pouty
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She has full, pouty ~s.
▪ fat (= swollen)
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She had a fat ~ and a black eye.
▪ split
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He has a split ~ and his eye is swelling.
▪ cleft
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babies born with a cleft ~
VERB + LIP
▪ bite , chew
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He bit his ~ nervously, trying not to cry.
▪ press together , purse
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She pursed her ~s in disapproval.
▪ part
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He parted his ~s to say something.
▪ pout , pucker
▪ curl
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Dan curled his ~ in disgust.
▪ lick , smack
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He licked his ~s hungrily.
▪ moisten , wet
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He nervously moistened his ~s with his tongue.
▪ wipe
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She wiped her ~s with the back of her hand.
▪ kiss
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She smiled and then kissed his ~s.
LIP + VERB
▪ move , part
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Her ~s parted with a cry of fear.
▪ meet
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Their ~s met and the kiss was soft.
▪ quiver , tremble
▪ quirk ( AmE ), twitch
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He raised his eyebrow, and his ~s quirked.
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Renée's ~s twitched with amusement.
▪ curl , curve
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His ~s curled contemptuously.
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His ~s curved into a smile.
▪ pout
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The firm ~s pouted in a sulk.
▪ purse , tighten
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Her ~s pursed in amusement.
▪ protrude
▪ brush sth , graze sth
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His ~s brushed her cheek.
PREPOSITION
▪ around your ~ , round your ~ ( esp. BrE )
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He ran his tongue around his ~s.
▪ between your ~
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a cigarette between his ~s
▪ on your ~
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There was a smile on her ~s.