fat
/fˈæt/
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Definitions
Adjective
having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn''t remembered how fat she was"
Adjective
containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
Adjective Satellite
having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope"
Adjective Satellite
lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
Adjective Satellite
marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
Noun
a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"
Noun
a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
Noun
excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
Verb
make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
Synonyms
adipose tissue
avoirdupois
blubber
fatness
fatten
fatten out
fatten up
fatty
fatty tissue
fertile
fill out
flesh out
juicy
plump
plump out
productive
rich
More General Terms
More Specific Terms
abdominousness
adiposeness
adiposity
animal fat
atheroma
belly
cellulite
cocoa butter
corpulency
edible fat
fattiness
flab
fleshiness
greasiness
leaf fat
leaf lard
love handle
medulla
mons
mons pubis
mons veneris
myelin
myeline
obesity
oiliness
oleaginousness
paunch
paunchiness
polyunsaturated fat
puppy fat
spare tire
steatopygia