tartnoun
uk/tɑːt/us/tɑːrt/tart noun (FOOD)
[ C or U ] an open pastry case with a filling, usually of something sweet such as fruit:
apple/strawberry/custard tart
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Pastry & pies
- apple pie
- baked goods
- banoffee pie
- cheesecake
- choux pastry
- Danish pastry
- filo pastry
- flan
- mince pie
- pasty
- pie crust
- pork pie
- pot pie
- profiterole
- puff
- puff pastry
- strudel
- turnover
- vol-au-vent
- éclair
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tart noun (WOMAN)
[ C ] mainlyUK very informal disapproving a woman who intentionally wears the type of clothes and make-up that attract sexual attention in a way that is too obvious
[ C ] old-fashioned slang a female prostitute
tartadjective
uk/tɑːt/us/tɑːrt/tart adjective (SOUR)
(especially of fruit) tasting sour or acidic:
You might need some sugar on the rhubarb - it's a little tart.
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bite
- bitter
- cheesy
- flavourful
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- nutty
- savour
- sugary
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- toasty
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tart adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
(especially of a way of speaking) quick or sharp and unpleasant:
a tart remark/comment/reply
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Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- insensible
- malign
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- waspish
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tartly
adverb uk/ˈtɑːt.li/us/ˈtɑːrt.li/
"You don't seem to appreciate the situation!" she exclaimed tartly.
tartness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈtɑːt.nəs/us/ˈtɑːrt.nəs/