Definitions for fats

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IPA: /fæts/

Fats is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 26 anagrams from letters in fats (afst).

Definitions for fats

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
2. any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
3. animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness:
4. the richest or best part of anything.
5. obesity; corpulence:
6. Slang. especially profitable or advantageous work.
7. an overabundance or excess; superfluity.
8. action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities.
9. Also, phat. Also called lift. Typesetting. matter that can be composed easily and profitably, especially from standing type, illustrations, or the like: Compare lean2 (def 11).
10. Edmund, 1607–87, English poet.
11. Thomas ("Fats") 1904–43, U.S. jazz pianist and songwriter.
12. Antoine ("Fats") born 1928, U.S. rhythm-and-blues pianist, singer, and composer.

Idioms

1. a fat chance, Slang. a very slight chance; small probability:
2. a fat lot, Slang. little or not at all:
3. chew the fat. chew (def 11).
4. the fat is in the fire, an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast: the decision, whether good or bad, has been made. the crisis is imminent.
5. the fat of the land, the best or richest of anything obtainable:

adjective

1. having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese:
2. plump; well-fed:
3. consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily:
4. profitable, as an office:
5. affording good opportunities, especially for gain:
6. wealthy; prosperous; rich:
7. big, broad, or extended; thick:
8. plentiful; abundant:
9. plentifully supplied:
10. dull; stupid:
11. abounding in a particular element:
12. (of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean2 (def 6).
13. (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons.
14. Ceramics. long1 (def 25).
15. fertile, as land:

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make or become fat.

Origin of fats

plural of fat

Examples for fats

However, fats and oils can provide a protective coating for bacteria, a way for them to survive even moderate scrubbing.

First I cut out all fats, then all carbs, then practically all solid food.

This means supplying proteins and fats because our bodies tend to need to eat less frequently when we consume them.

Then fats saw Alex with the bracelets on and turned sober in one second.

These include carbs and protein and fats, minerals and vitamins and electrolytes.

My explanation cheered him because he sat down by fats and watched Ned do the floor.

fats clanged the door behind number six and weaved his way back in.

Name other fats in common use and describe their effects on digestion.

They need the seals for clothing, boots, fresh food, and fats.

Instead, the baby flies simply ferment the cheese, break down its fats, and cause it to become extremely soft.