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What is the noun for nipple?

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nipple
  1. (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]
  2. A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner. [from 16th c.]
  3. An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.]
  4. Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on American keyboards.
  5. Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
  6. (now chiefly historical) A perforated segment that fits into the muzzle of a breech-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed. [from 19th c.]
  7. (chiefly US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]
  8. An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. [from 20th c.]
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  10. Examples:
    1. “The breast is examined in a segment arranged in an imaginary radial pattern centered on the nipple.”
      “Most of the breast tissue in a man is concentrated in the area immediately behind the nipple and areola.”
      “My right nipple is nearly horizontal and in line with the seam on my bra cup.”
nippage
  1. (slang) Exposure of a nipple or nipples.
nipples
  1. plural of nipple
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She is strong and beautiful, but her eroticism is restrained, her nipples toned down, their paleness an attenuated sign of disease.”
      “Unfastening her bra he pulled it off slowly toward him, her erect nipples rubbing against the flesh of his chest.”
      “But I did notice that I was the only woman in there whose nipples were erect.”
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