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tart1
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noun
1‘a jam tart’
SYNONYMS
pastry, flan, tartlet, quiche, strudel
pie, patty, pasty
tart2
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noun
1‘she wears skirts this short all the time—she's such a tart’
SYNONYMS
tease, seductress, coquette, minx
informal vamp
informal, derogatory hussy
North American informal, derogatory tramp, hoochie
dated loose woman, trollop, strumpet, floozy
archaic hoyden, fizgig, jade, quean, wanton
verb
1‘there isn't going to be much time to tart myself up’
SYNONYMS
dress oneself up, make oneself up, smarten oneself up, preen oneself, beautify oneself, groom oneself
informal doll oneself up, titivate oneself
2‘we must tart this place up a bit’
SYNONYMS
decorate, renovate, refurbish, redecorate, retouch, modernize
smarten up
informal do up, do over, fix up, give something a facelift
tart3
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adjective
1‘cook a few tart apples’
SYNONYMS
sour, sharp, sharp-tasting, tangy, bitter, acid, acidic, zesty, piquant, pungent, strong, harsh, unsweetened, vinegary, lemony, citrus, burning, acrid, acetic
rare acidulous, acetous
ANTONYMS
sweet
2‘she regretted her rather tart reply’
SYNONYMS
acerbic, sharp, biting, cutting, keen, stinging, mordant, astringent, caustic, trenchant, incisive, pointed, piercing, bitter, barbed, scathing, sarcastic, sardonic, acrimonious, nasty, rude, vicious, spiteful, venomous, wounding
ANTONYMS
kind
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