Tip of the ice-cube
[IBM] The visible part of something small and insignificant. Used as an ironic comment in situations where “tip of the iceberg” might be appropriate if the subject were at all important.
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- Tip-on
noun 1. tip1 (def 4).
- Tip-over
verb (used with object), tipped, tipping. 1. to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt. 2. to overturn, upset, or overthrow (often followed by over). 3. to remove or lift (one’s hat or cap) in salutation. 4. British. to dispose of by dumping: The dustmen tipped the rubbish on the municipal dump. […]
- Tippable
verb (used with object), tipped, tipping. 1. to cause to assume a slanting or sloping position; incline; tilt. 2. to overturn, upset, or overthrow (often followed by over). 3. to remove or lift (one’s hat or cap) in salutation. 4. British. to dispose of by dumping: The dustmen tipped the rubbish on the municipal dump. […]
- Tippecanoe
noun 1. a river in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash: battle 1811. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- Tippecanoe and tyler too
Tippecanoe and Tyler too [(tip-ee-kuh-nooh)] A slogan from the presidential election of 1840. “Tippecanoe” was the Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. John Tyler was the vice presidential candidate.