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fat > 10 senses
ADJECTIVE1fatHaving much flesh (especially fat)
2fatHaving a relatively large diameter
3fat, fattyContaining or composed of fat
4fat, juicyLucrative
5fat, fertile, productive, richMarked by great fruitfulness
6fat, roundedA chubby body
NOUN1fatA soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
2fat, adipose tissue, fatty tissueA kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy
3fat, fatness, blubber, avoirdupoisExcess bodily weight
VERB1fat, fatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten upMake fat or plump
fat > pronunciation
Soundsfae't
Rhymesacrobat, Arafat, aristocrat, and 60 more rhymes in aet at the HyperDic website...
fat > adjective 1
MeaningHaving much flesh (especially fat).
Examples"he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
Attribute ofbody weight
Similarabdominous, paunchy, potbellied; blubbery; buxom, chubby, embonpoint, plump, zaftig, zoftig; compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset; corpulent, obese, weighty, rotund; double-chinned, jowly, loose-jowled; dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby; fattish; fleshy, heavy, overweight; gross, porcine; portly, stout
See alsoendomorphic, pyknic; rounded; thick
Contrarythin, lean
fat > adjective 2
MeaningHaving a relatively large diameter.
Examples"a fat rope"
Similar tothick
fat > adjective 3
MeaningContaining or composed of fat.
Examples"fatty food"; "fat tissue"
Synonymsfatty
Similaradipose; buttery; greasy, oily, sebaceous, oleaginous; suety; superfatted
Contrarynonfat, fat-free, fatless
fat > adjective 4
MeaningLucrative.
Examples"a nice fat job"
Synonymsjuicy
Similar toprofitable
Usagecolloquialism
fat > adjective 5
MeaningMarked by great fruitfulness.
Examples"a fat land"
Synonymsfertile, productive, rich
Similar tofruitful
fat > adjective 6
MeaningA chubby body.
Examples"the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"
Synonymsrounded
Similar toendomorphic, pyknic
fat > noun 1, substance
MeaningA soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides).
Examples"pizza has too much fat"
Partsglyceride, acylglycerol
Narroweredible fat; animal fat; cocoa butter; leaf fat, leaf lard; myelin, myeline, medulla; polyunsaturated fat
Broaderlipid, lipide, lipoid
Substance offat cell, adipose cell
Substancestriglyceride
Adjectivesstearic
fat > noun 2, body
MeaningA kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy. Adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs.
Examples"fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
Synonymsadipose tissue, fatty tissue
Narrowerflab; atheroma; cellulite; puppy fat; mons, mons veneris, mons pubis; belly, paunch; spare tire, love handle
Broaderanimal tissue
Verbsfat
fat > noun 3, attribute
MeaningExcess bodily weight.
Examples"she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others"
Synonymsfatness, blubber, avoirdupois
Narroweradiposity, adiposeness, fattiness; abdominousness, paunchiness; greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness; fleshiness, obesity
Broaderbodily property
Contraryleanness, thinness
Verbsfat
fat > verb, consumption
MeaningMake fat or plump.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsfatten, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
Entailsfeed, give
Broaderchange, alter, modify
Nounsfat; fat

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