vat
noun · verb · adjective
Simple meaning
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
Pronunciation
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vatIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvæt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
verb
transitive
To put into a vat.
transitive
To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
adjective
Designating a vat dye.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
Used this way, vat is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use vat
- “The old factory stored chemicals in a large metal vat.”noun
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