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hat

[hat] /hæt/

Meanings
noun
A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone or a cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

Examples :

"My grandpa wore a brown felt hat to church every Sunday. "
appearance style wear item essential

Related Words

Illustration ventilation

ventilation noun

/ˌventɪˈleɪʃən/ /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən/

The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.

"The poor ventilation in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration decoration

decoration noun

/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

"The teacher used colorful posters as a decoration for the classroom. "

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration receptacle

receptacle noun

/ɹɪˈsɛp.tə.kl̩/ /ɹi-/

A container.

"Please use American English grammar and spelling. Here's a sentence: "Please throw your used paper towels in the trash receptacle." "

Illustration approximate

approximate verb

/əˈprɒksɪmət/ /əˈprɒksəmeɪt/

To estimate.

"We approximate the total cost of the school trip to be around $500 per student. "

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

Illustration negatively

negatively adverb

/ˈnɛɡətɪvli/ /ˈnɛɡətɪvliː/

In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.

"The news of the project's failure affected the team negatively. "

Illustration mortarboard

mortarboard noun

/ˈmɔːrtərbɔːrd/ /ˈmɔːrtərbɔːd/

A square board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.

"The mason used the mortarboard to carry the plaster to the wall. "