fat
Thick; large.
Adjective 4 meanings
Thick; large.
“The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.”
Bulbous; rotund.
Bountiful.
Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
Noun 4 meanings
A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
“Mammals that hibernate have plenty of fat to keep them warm during the winter.”
A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
“We need to trim the fat in this company”
A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
Verb 1 meaning
To hit (a golf ball) with a fat shot.
Etymology
From Middle English fat, from Old English fǣtt (“fatted, fat”), from Proto-West Germanic *faitid (“fatted”), originally the past participle of the verb *faitijan (“to make fat”), from *fait (“fat”).
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FAT at a glance
FAT has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + A 1 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,440 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with fat
All rhymes- NONFAT9
- KHILAFAT18
- BUTTERFAT14
- BACKFAT18
- MARROWFAT17
- OVERFAT13
- HAMFAT14
- ANTIFAT10
- DEFAT9
- KHALIFAT18
- MUTESSARIFAT17
- PRESSFAT13
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