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Definition of tip of the iceberg, the

tip of the iceberg, the

noun - uncountable

  • a very small part of something larger.
    The corruption that the reporter uncovered was just the tip of the iceberg.

    Last edited on Sep 20 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 20 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'of':

Definitions include: a worthless person.
Definitions include: sexual activity.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
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Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
Definitions include: "not all there".
Definitions include: skittish.
Definitions include: an amount of violence.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: an impressive.
Definitions include: many.
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
Definitions include: better than all that.
Definitions include: the best.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
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Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
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Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

Other terms relating to 'tip':

Definitions include: a tip shared between men.
Definitions include: police
Definitions include: See go cow tipping.
Definitions include: An abnormally large exhaust tip, typically chrome, which is intended to convince people the installed vehicle has a professional-level racing exhaust.
Definitions include: to literally get one's penis wet, via receiving oral sex or having sexual intercourse.
Definitions include: to push cows over while they are sleeping, as a form of amusement.
Definitions include: thanks.
Definitions include: "hat tip".
Definitions include: about to be remembered.
Definitions include: a piece of advice to help someone become a pro at something.
Definitions include: the glans ("head") of the penis.
Definitions include: a female that has a nice body but a not so nice face
Definitions include: A phrase usually used by bartenders to imply that a patron should acknowledge gratuity.
Definitions include: said to a person who's leaving little or no tip for services rendered.
Definitions include: spilling a small quantity of a beverage (usually a 40 ounce container of beer) on the ground in order to honor the deceased.

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