Vat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large vessel, such as a tub, cistern, or barrel, used to hold or store liquids.
  • v. To put into or treat in a vat.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
  • v. To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding liquors in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.
  • n. A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
  • n.
  • n. A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances in.
  • n. A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
  • n. A vessel for holding holy water.
  • v. To put or transfer into a vat.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An abbreviation of Vatican.
  • n. A large tub, vessel, or cistern, especially one for holding liquors in an immature state, as chemical preparations for dyeing or for tanning leather.
  • n. A liquid measure in the Netherlands, corresponding to the hectoliter—about 22 imperial gallons.
  • n. In metallurgy: A vessel used in the wet treatment of ores, A square hollow place on the back of a calcining-furnace, in which tin ore is laid for the purpose of being dried
  • To put in a vat; treat in a vat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
  • n. a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
  • Verb Form
    vats    vatted    vatting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    excise    excise tax   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    vatting    vatted   
    Form
    vatted    vatting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tun    hopper    buddle    union   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    At    Batt    Bhatt    Cat    Catt    Gnat    Gujarat    Kat    Landsat    Mat   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    keg    jug    tub    bucket    kettle    cauldron    beaker    cistern    jar    basin