'lip' is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to refer to the flesh around the edges of the mouth, such as in the sentence: "I could see his lips trembling as he spoke."
So, what can we expect to see? Firstly, lipstick lovers who were left baffled after the initial range included just one "universal" lip gloss shade will be pleased to hear that the Galaxy Collection is to include four Cosmic Gloss lip glosses and four Lip Glitter lipsticks all packaged in the brand's now signature hexagon shape.
Men wear labrets in the lower lip, as well as earplugs, while both sexes use a great deal of body paint and tattoo a small circle on each cheek as a tribal mark.
Insects that successfully negotiate the corrugated lip of the pitcher lose their footing on the crumbly, waxy surface lining the upper half of the pitcher's interior.
Most species have labial (lip) pits with heat-sensing organs that complement their sense of smell and excellent vision.
An upward bulge, the palate, in the central portion of the lower lip is pronounced in some species, such as Antirrhinum majus (the common snapdragon), in which it closes the corolla throat.
The long triangular labellum (central flower lip) resembles a tongue and is sometimes hairy.
For bulldogging, or steer wrestling, he perfected a technique of jumping from his horse, grabbing the steer around the neck or horns, sinking his teeth into the animal's lip, and pulling it to the ground.
Drills have a black face with a crimson lower lip.
The wind emerges through the flue and strikes the upper lip, producing an audible frequency, the pitch of which is determined by and amplified in resonance by the speaking length of the pipe.
In the inherited variety, manifestations may include a characteristically hooked nose, with nostrils opening outward, and a long upper lip.
Some individuals with cochlear implants eventually can even understand speech without lip reading.
