spat

English Thesaurus

1. a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	offspring, young,
definition	:	any immature animal (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia,
definition	:	oysters; clams; scallops; mussels (noun.animal)

2. a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	leg covering, legging, leging,
definition	:	a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) (noun.artifact)

3. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle,
definition	:	an angry dispute (noun.communication)

4. clap one's hands together (verb.body)

hypernym	:	gesticulate, gesture, motion,
definition	:	show, express or direct through movement (verb.communication)

5. spawn (verb.body)

hypernym	:	spawn,
definition	:	lay spawn (verb.body)

6. engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap,
definition	:	have a disagreement over something (verb.communication)

7. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	gesticulate, gesture, motion,
definition	:	show, express or direct through movement (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bravo,
definition	:	applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' (verb.communication)

entail	:	approve, o.k., okay, sanction,
definition	:	give sanction to (verb.communication)

8. strike with a sound like that of falling rain (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike,
definition	:	hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)

9. become permanently attached (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	attach,
definition	:	become attached (verb.contact)

10. come down like raindrops (verb.weather)

hypernym	:	come down, fall, precipitate,
definition	:	fall from clouds (verb.weather)

11. a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	spawn (verb.body)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	become permanently attached (verb.contact)

12. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

13. clap one's hands together (verb.body)

derivation	:	applause, clapping, hand clapping,
definition	:	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applauder, clapper,
definition	:	someone who applauds (noun.person)

14. spawn (verb.body)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

15. engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

16. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval (verb.communication)

antonym	:	boo, hiss,
definition	:	show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits,
definition	:	enthusiastic approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applause, clapping, hand clapping,
definition	:	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applauder, clapper,
definition	:	someone who applauds (noun.person)

17. become permanently attached (verb.contact)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

18. a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	spawn (verb.body)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	become permanently attached (verb.contact)

19. a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky,
definition	:	exacting especially about details (adj.all)

20. clap one's hands together (verb.body)

derivation	:	applause, clapping, hand clapping,
definition	:	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applauder, clapper,
definition	:	someone who applauds (noun.person)

21. spawn (verb.body)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

22. engage in a brief and petty quarrel (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff,
definition	:	a quarrel about petty points (noun.communication)

23. clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval (verb.communication)

antonym	:	boo, hiss,
definition	:	show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	acclaim, acclamation, eclat, plaudit, plaudits,
definition	:	enthusiastic approval (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applause, clapping, hand clapping,
definition	:	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together (noun.communication)

derivation	:	applauder, clapper,
definition	:	someone who applauds (noun.person)

24. become permanently attached (verb.contact)

derivation	:	spat,
definition	:	a young oyster or other bivalve (noun.animal)

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