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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| fat (fæt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also oil any of a class of naturally occurring soft greasy solids that are esters of glycerol and certain fatty acids. They are present in some plants and in the adipose tissue of animals, forming a reserve energy source, and are used in making soap and paint and in the food industry |
| 2. | vegetable or animal tissue containing fatRelated: adipose, lipoid, stearic |
| 3. | corpulence, obesity, or plumpness |
| 4. | the best or richest part of something |
| 5. | a part in a play that gives an actor a good opportunity to show his talents |
| 6. | slang chew the fat |
| a. to argue over a point | |
| b. to talk idly; gossip | |
| 7. | the fat is in the fire an irrevocable action has been taken, esp one from which dire consequences are expected |
| 8. | the fat of the land the best that is obtainable |
| —adj , fatter, fattest | |
| 9. | having much or too much flesh or fat |
| 10. | consisting of or containing fat; greasy: fat pork |
| 11. | profitable; lucrative: a fat year |
| 12. | affording great opportunities: a fat part in the play |
| 13. | fertile or productive: a fat land |
| 14. | thick, broad, or extended: a fat log of wood |
| 15. | having a high content of a particular material or ingredient, such as resin in wood or oil in paint |
| 16. | plentifully supplied: a fat larder |
| 17. | slang empty; stupid: get this into your fat head |
| 18. | slang very little or none; minimal (in phrases such as a fat chance, a fat lot of good, etc) |
| —vb , fatter, fattest, fats, fatting, fatted | |
| 19. | to make or become fat; fatten |
| Related: adipose, lipoid, stearic | |
| [Old English fǣtt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; related to Old Norse feita, Old High German feizen to fatten; compare Gothic fētjan to adorn] | |
| 'fatless | |
| —adj | |
| 'fatlike | |
| —adj | |
| 'fatly | |
| —adv | |
| 'fatness | |
| —n | |
| 'fattish | |
| —adj | |