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fat
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- pronunciation:
- faet
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- phrases:
- fat chance
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a white or yellow oily substance found in some parts of animals or plants. Fat is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Foods with fat, like bacon, often taste good but are not very healthy.Butter and lard are fats.
- similar words:
- grease
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| definition 2: |
animal or plant tissue that contains such a substance.
She complains about having fat around her middle.- synonyms:
- flesh, meat
- similar words:
- blubber, butterfat, grease, lard, tallow
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
fatter, fattest |
| definition 1: |
having a lot of extra flesh that is not muscle; plump; overweight.
That cat is so fat that he can hardly jump.- synonyms:
- fleshy, heavy, obese, overweight
- antonyms:
- lean, skinny, slim, thin, trim
- similar words:
- chubby, gross, plump, pudgy, stout
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| definition 2: |
thick.
How many pages does that fat book have?- synonyms:
- thick
- antonyms:
- slender, thin
- similar words:
- ample, big, heavy
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| related words: |
overweight, profitable, profuse, prosperous, soft |
| phrase: |
fat chance |
| derivation: |
fatness (n.) |
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