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LIP BALM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lip balm mean?
• LIP BALM (noun)
The noun LIP BALM has 1 sense:
1. a balm applied to the lips
Familiarity information: LIP BALM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A balm applied to the lips
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lip balm" is a kind of...):
balm; ointment; salve; unction; unguent (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
Context examples
It is found mainly in foods but may also be in other products like medicines, vitamins and supplements, lip balm, and even the glue on stamps and envelopes.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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