Find your perfect word!

 

Definition spat

Etymology 1

Old English spittan, spætan.

Verb

spat

  1. simple past tense and past participle of spit

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin; perhaps related to spit.

Noun

spat (uncountable)

  1. The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
  2. A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
Verb

spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.

Etymology 3

Shortening of spatterdash, from spatter + dash. 1779.

Noun

spat (plural spats)

  1. A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
  2. (automotive) (UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.

Etymology 4

1804. American English, unknown origin.

Noun

spat (plural spats)

  1. a brief argument, falling out, quarrel
Verb

spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)

  1. to quarrel or argue briefly

Etymology 5

Attested from 1823.

Noun

spat (plural spats)

  1. A light blow with something flat.
Verb

spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)

  1. (transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
  2. (US, dialectal) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.

Etymology 6

Latin spatium (“space”)

Noun

spat (plural spats)

  1. An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

Results 374 Words with the letters SPAT

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7 letter words with the letters SPAT 
6 letter words with the letters SPAT 
5 letter words with the letters SPAT 
4 letter words with the letters SPAT 
PAST 7
PATS 7
SPAT 7
TAPS 7
3 letter words with the letters SPAT 
APT 6
ASP 6
PAS 6
PAT 6
SAP 6
SAT 3
SPA 6
TAP 6
TAS 3
2 letter words with the letters SPAT 
AS 2
AT 2
PA 5
TA 2

You can also try words with the phrase SPAT, words starting with the letters SPAT, or words ending in the letters SPAT.