tat

Noun · Verb
US[tat]/tæt/1 syllable
Synonyms: Thematic Apperception Testcheapnesstackinesssleazeintertwine

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)tatted, tatting, tats

  1. make lacework by knotting or loopingSynonyms: intertwineMore general create from raw material, create from raw stuffInvolves knot

Noun (2)tats

  1. a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each pictureSynonyms: Thematic Apperception TestType of projective test, projective device
  2. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgarSynonyms: cheapnesstackinesssleazeType of tastelessness

Related words tacky adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Tat (tăt), noun

Origin: Hind. ṭāṭ.

Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the Corchorus olitorius, or jute. India

Tat noun

Origin: Hind. ṭaṭṭū.

Zoology A pony. India

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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