lip

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lip is on the Basic English 850 List.
linen - lip - liquid

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Singular
lip

Plural
lips

A pair of lips wearing lipstick
  1. The edge of an opening, especially, the human mouth (often plural).
    She climbed over the lip of the hole.
    John licked his lips.
    The window had a wide lip below it that collected dust.
  2. (uncountable) A disrespectful response.
    Don't give me any lip.

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Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin