As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
pips
plural of pip
• PPIs, SIPP, Sipp
PIPs
plural of PIP
• PPIs, SIPP, Sipp
Source: Wiktionary
Pip, n. Etym: [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. pépie; from LL. pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the pip. Cf. Pituite.]
Definition: A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
Pip, n. Etym: [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. Pippin.] (Bot.)
Definition: A seed, as of an apple or orange.
Pip, n. Etym: [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a pike. Cf. Pique.]
Definition: One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc. Addison.
Pip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pipped; p. pr. & vb. n. Pipping.] Etym: [See Peep.]
Definition: To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep. To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.