Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spatter
1 of 3 senses of spatter
Sense 1
spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
=> puddle
=> slosh, slush, slosh around slush around
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb spatter
1 of 3 senses of spatter
Sense 1
spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
=> puddle
=> slosh, slush, slosh around slush around
Entailment of verb spatter
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb spatter
3 senses of spatter
Sense 1
spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
=> scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
Sense 2
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
=> rain, rain down
Sense 3
spatter, bespatter
=> spot, fleck, blob, blot
Familiarity of verb spatter
spatter used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb spatter
Sense 1
spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash
=> scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
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Sense 2
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
=> rain, rain down
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Sense 3
spatter, bespatter
=> spot, fleck, blob, blot
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Overview of verb spatter
The verb spatter has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash -- (dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water")
2. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick.")
3. spatter, bespatter -- (spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food")
Overview of adj spattered
The adj spattered has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dabbled, spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered -- (covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease")
2. bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed -- (spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs")
Antonyms of adj spattered
2 senses of spattered
Sense 1
dabbled, spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered
INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> uncovered
Sense 2
bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed
INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean
Similarity of adj spattered
2 senses of spattered
Sense 1
dabbled, spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered
=> covered (vs. uncovered)
Sense 2
bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed
=> dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean
Attributes of adj spattered
Familiarity of adj spattered
spattered used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj spattered
bespattered
spattered
Overview of verb spatter
The verb spatter has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash -- (dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water")
2. sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter -- (rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick.")
3. spatter, bespatter -- (spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food")
Overview of adj spattered
The adj spattered has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dabbled, spattered, splashed, splashy, splattered -- (covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease")
2. bespattered, spattered, besplashed, splashed -- (spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs")
spattered definition
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