nnoun.substancea soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)Derivationally Related Form:fat
Substance Holonyms:adipose cell fat cell
Hypernyms:lipid lipide lipoid
Inherited Hypernyms:fatlipidmacromoleculemoleculeunitthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fatlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fatlipidmacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:animal fatcocoa butteredible fatleaf fatleaf lardmedullamyelinmyelinepolyunsaturated fat
Substance Meronyms:triglyceride
Part Meronyms:acylglycerol glyceride
Full Hyponyms:animal fatbone fatbutterfatcanola oilcocoa buttercoconut oilcooking oilcorn oilcottonseed oilcracklingsdrippingsdrying oiledible fatlardleaf fatmadia oilmarblingmyelinolive oilpalm oilpeanut oilpolyunsaturated fatsafflower oilsalad oilsesame oilshorteningsoybean oilsuetsunflower oilsweet oilvegetable oilwalnut oil
nnoun.bodya kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organsSynset:adipose tissue fatty tissue
Examples:- fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold
Derivationally Related Form:fatfatty
Hypernyms:animal tissue
Inherited Hypernyms:adipose tissueanimal tissuetissuebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:atheromabellycelluliteflablove handlemonsmons pubismons venerispaunchpuppy fatspare tire
Full Hyponyms:atheromabellycelluliteflabmonspotpuppy fatspare tire
nnoun.attributeexcess bodily weightSynset:avoirdupois blubber fatness
Examples:- she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others
Antonyms:leanness
Derivationally Related Form:fatblubbery
Hypernyms:bodily property
Inherited Hypernyms:fatnessbodily propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abdominousnessadiposenessadipositycorpulencyfattinessfleshinessgreasinessobesityoilinessoleaginousnesspaunchinesssteatopygia
Full Hyponyms:abdominousnessadipositybuxomnesschubbinesscorpulenceexogenous obesityfleshinessgreasinessplumpnesssteatopygia
vverb.consumptionmake fat or plumpSynset:fatten fatten out fatten up fill out flesh out plump plump out
Examples:- We will plump out that poor starving child
Derivationally Related Form:fat
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:fattenchange
Entailment:feed give
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
adjadj.allhaving an (over)abundance of fleshAttributes:body weight
Examples:- he hadn't remembered how fat she was
Antonyms:thin
Derivationally Related Form:fatfatness
Inherited Hypernyms:fat
Similar to:abdominous paunchy potbellied blubbery buxom zaftig zoftig chubby embonpoint plump corpulent obese rotund weighty double-chinned jowly loose-jowled dumpy podgy pudgy roly-poly tubby fattish fleshy heavy overweight gross porcine portly stout
See also:endomorphic pyknic rounded thick
adjadj.allcontaining or composed of fatSynset:fatty
Antonyms:nonfat
Derivationally Related Form:fattinessfatfatty
Inherited Hypernyms:fatty
Similar to:adipose buttery greasy oily oleaginous sebaceous suety superfatted
adj satadj.alllucrativeDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:juicy
Examples:- a juicy contract
- a nice fat job
Antonyms:unprofitable
Inherited Hypernyms:fat
Similar to:profitable
adj satadj.allmarked by great fruitfulnessSynset:fertile productive rich
Examples:- fertile farmland
- a fat land
- a productive vineyard
- rich soil
Antonyms:unfruitful
Derivationally Related Form:productivenessfertilityrichness
Inherited Hypernyms:fat
Similar to:fruitful