| VERB | weather | spat | come down like raindrops |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | spat | become permanently attached | |
| contact | spat | strike with a sound / sound like that of falling rain | |
| communication | spat, applaud, clap, acclaim | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | |
| communication | spat | engage in a brief and petty quarrel | |
| body | spat | spawn | |
| body | spat, clap | clap one's hands together | |
| NOUN | communication | spat, bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss | a quarrel about petty points |
| artifact | spat, gaiter | a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles | |
| animal | spat | a young oyster or other bivalve |
| Sounds | spae't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | A quarrel about petty points. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss | |
| Broader | quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup | An angry dispute |
| Spanish | altercado, desavenencia, discordia, disputa, pique, roce, tiff | |
| Catalan | enganxada, tiff, topada | |
| Verbs | spat | engage in a brief and petty quarrel |
| Meaning | A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | gaiter | |
| Broader | legging, leging, leg covering | A garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) |
| Spanish | botín, polaina | |
| Catalan | botí, polaina curta, polaina | |
| Meaning | A young oyster or other bivalve. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda | oysters |
| Broader | young, offspring | Any immature animal |
| Catalan | fresa, ous d'ostra | |
| Verbs | spat | spawn |
| spat | become permanently attached | |
| Meaning | come down like raindrops. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Bullets were spatting down on us" | |
| Broader | precipitate, come down, fall | fall from clouds |
| Spanish | azotar, chispear | |
| Meaning | Become permanently attached. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "mollusks or oysters spat" | |
| Broader | attach | Become attached |
| Nouns | spat | a young oyster or other bivalve |
| Meaning | strike with a sound / sound like that of falling rain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Bullets were spatting the leaves" | |
| Broader | hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with | hit against |
| Meaning | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | applaud, clap, acclaim | |
| Entails | approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to |
| Narrower | bravo | applaud with shouts of 'bravo' or 'brava' |
| Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
| Opposite | boo, hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech |
| Spanish | aclamar, aplaudir, ovacionar, vitorear | |
| Catalan | aplaudir | |
| Meaning | Engage in a brief and petty quarrel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue spat; Sam wants to spat with Sue | |
| Broader | quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate | Have a disagreement over something |
| Spanish | enzarzarse | |
| Catalan | disputar | |
| Nouns | spat | a quarrel about petty points |
| Meaning | spawn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "oysters spat" | |
| Broader | spawn | lay spawn |
| Spanish | depositar ovas | |
| Nouns | spat | a young oyster or other bivalve |
| Meaning | clap one's hands together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | clap | |
| Broader | gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement |
| Spanish | aplaudir, palmotear | |
| Catalan | aplaudir, picar de mans | |
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