tart

Speech parts

1. tart - Noun

2. tart - Adjective

3. tart - Verb

4. tart - Adjective Satellite

5. Tart - Proper noun

Meaning

Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.

Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke.

A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sharp tangy lemony sourish danish cyprian jade jezebel patty curt moll hooker tramp minx acetic

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Antonyms

gabby flowery saccharine prude extended extensive

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Hypernyms

pie pastry

Hyponyms

hooker hustler quiche slattern camp follower call girl

Phrases with the word

smell like a tart's bedroom smell like a tart's boudoir smell like a tart's handbag smell like a tart's handkerchief chocolate tart tart and tangy lemon pie

Anagrams

attr trat

Examples

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. Washington Irving

I understand that absinthe makes the tart grow fonder. Ernest Dowson

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. James Beard

Perhaps he's in love with Agatha," she said. "I hope not. I intend to marry Agatha myself. She may be a thousand years old, but she makes an incomparable jam tart. Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal. Cassandra Clare

One sprinkles the most sugar where the tart is burned. Dutch Proverb

One sprinkles the most sugar where the tart is burnt. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tarsotibial tarsotomy tarsus tart and tangy lemon pie tart burner tart card