very tip

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandtip

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very
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.i/us
/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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tip
noun[C]
uk
/tɪp/us
/tɪp/
a useful piece of information, especially about how to do something or about the likely winner of a race ...
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(Definition ofveryandtipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the business end, the head is rectangular, although at theverytipit tapers in.
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The explanatory and financial memorandum mentions theverytipof the iceberg of resources.
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I have the distinct feeling that the report touches only theverytipof a huge iceberg.
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Theverytipof the plant known as the coleoptile is necessary in light sensing.
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The external nares are positioned extremely anteriorly at theverytipof the snout.
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They continue to be present until theverytipof the jaws.
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The four teeth in theverytipof its short snout gave it a bucktoothed appearance.
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The undertail is extensively white, showing black only along a thin vertical center line and at theverytip.
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These lipids are clustered in cellular structures, complex of lipid globules, about 0.1mm below theverytipof the apex.
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At theverytipof the phragmocone beneath the rostrum is an embryonic shell known as the protoconch.
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Existing bridge was built in 1965 on a new site at theverytipof an island.
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In addition, plus end tracking proteins, which bind to theverytipof growing microtubules, have also been identified.
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The programme, however, did not bother to say that those people are theverytipof an iceberg of a large number of well-intentioned and genuinely concerned individuals.
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The cockpit was at theverytipof the nose, but the navigator/gunner was in a compartment behind the trailing edge of the wing.
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Only theverytipof tender tea leaves were picked, processed and pressed into tea cakes, embossed with dragon pattern, known as dragon tea cakes.
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To decrease disturbance to this fragile area, wildlife viewing must be accomplished from the observation deck or theverytipof the peninsula.
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The flower is rarely seen above ground, and if it is, only theverytipof it is seen protruding from the surface.
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Theverytipof the snout holding those few large anterior teeth was expanded, and a small crest was present in front of the eyes.
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A 12-metre pipe-shaped grooved antenna for the 45th television channel transmitter was installed at theverytipof the tower.
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The plant has to be kept just below the soil surface as it grows, only showing theverytipof the leaves.
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At theverytipof the metal finial is a sharp point which can be used to attack weak points of the body.
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The mandible is dorsally directed toward the tip, and the first pair of alveoli (tooth sockets) at theverytipof the jaw are higher than the others.
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The elbow region includes prominent landmarks such as the olecranon (the bony prominence at theverytipof the elbow), the elbow pit, and the lateral and medial epicondyles.
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