tart
1Origin of tart
1Other words for tart
Opposites for tart
Other words from tart
- tartish, adjective
- tart·ish·ly, adverb
- tartly, adverb
- tartness, noun
Words Nearby tart
Other definitions for tart (2 of 2)
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
a covered pie containing fruit or the like.
Slang. a prostitute or sexually promiscuous woman.
tart up, Slang. to adorn, dress, or decorate, especially in a flamboyant manner: The old restaurant was tarted up to look like a Viennese café.
Origin of tart
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How to use tart in a sentence
These unique cookies are slightly chewy, with a deep, earthy flavor from the rye — and then you get a burst of fresh tart fruit that makes you want to take another bite.
Raspberry and rye work wonders together in this tangy, complex cookie | Sarah Kieffer | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThe candymaker receives heaps of fan theories every day—from tart lemon to smooth vanilla—but no one has gotten it right.
They had delicious planked steak and rhubarb tart in Salt Lake City, but bad fried chicken and awful pie in Winnemucca, Nevada, was the beginning of a sad coda to their journey.
To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast | John Birdsall | October 2, 2020 | EaterCombined with organic ashwagandha, ginger, and tart cherry for an even bigger anti-inflammatory kick, this daily supplement will help you feel better and recover faster.
Native bees also boost tart cherries and blueberries and dominate pumpkins.
Wild bees add about $1.5 billion to yields for just six U.S. crops | Susan Milius | August 4, 2020 | Science News
Dessert is a slice of melt-in-your-mouth treacle tart with a dollop of perfectly tart clotted cream.
She is routinely dismissed by Madrid wits as “a Danish tart.”
It was a candy-colored teen comedy that cut the usual sugar-sweetness with tart dialogue and sharp writing.
'Glee' 100th Episode: The Sad Ballad of an Elderly Trainwreck | Kevin Fallon | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn schnaps, however, Subirer aromas are transformed into those of a caramelized pear tart, buttery, baked, and entirely pleasant.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps | Jordan Salcito | January 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey taste of red and black berries, currants, cranberries, strawberries, mulberries and cherries, tart and sweet.
Well, for once Mrs. Robin almost said something tart to the old gentleman.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyAfter this, knobs of cheese are handed round on a plate, and there is a talk of a tart somewhere at some end of the table.
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace ThackerayNext a great dish of roasted fowl, cost me about 30s., and a tart, and then fruit and cheese.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysThe peach tart was a form of pie with golden-looking sauce peeping up between crisscross strips of rich puff paste.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverWhen Sweep learned that, his kindly heart was touched; he gave Little Sweep the whole plum cake and kept but one tart for himself.
The Green Forest Fairy Book | Loretta Ellen Brady
British Dictionary definitions for tart (1 of 3)
/ (tɑːt) /
a pastry case often having no top crust, with a sweet or savoury filling
Origin of tart
1British Dictionary definitions for tart (2 of 3)
/ (tɑːt) /
(of a flavour, food, etc) sour, acid, or astringent
cutting, sharp, or caustic: a tart remark
Origin of tart
2Derived forms of tart
- tartish, adjective
- tartishly, adverb
- tartly, adverb
- tartness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for tart (3 of 3)
/ (tɑːt) /
informal a promiscuous woman, esp a prostitute: often a term of abuse: See also tart up
Origin of tart
3Derived forms of tart
- tarty, adjective
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