tattoonoun [ C ]
uk/təˈtuː//tætˈuː/us/təˈtuː//tætˈuː/plural tattoostattoo noun [ C ] (DECORATION)
informal tat a permanent image, pattern, or word on the skin that is created by using needles to put colours under the skin
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The skin, & skin colour
- beauty spot
- blanch
- coloring
- coloured
- cutaneous
- dermatome
- dermis
- drain
- follicle
- goosebumps
- half-caste
- ink
- jaundiced
- pale
- pallid
- sallow
- skin graft
- swarthy
- waxen
- wrinkled
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tattoo noun [ C ] (MILITARY SHOW)
an outside show, with several military performances especially of marching and music
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Military training & ceremonies
- assault course
- attention
- civil defence
- ease
- fall
- fall in
- fatigue
- garrison
- manoeuvre
- national service
- pass
- pass out
- passing-out
- recon
- reconnaissance
- reveille
- review
- route march
- salute
- troop
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Spectacles & performances
tattooverb [ T ]
uk/təˈtuː//tætˈuː/us/təˈtuː//tætˈuː/tattooedto put a tattoo or tattoos on someone or something:
He had her name tattooed on his arm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The skin, & skin colour
- beauty spot
- blanch
- coloring
- coloured
- cutaneous
- dermatome
- dermis
- drain
- follicle
- goosebumps
- half-caste
- ink
- jaundiced
- pale
- pallid
- sallow
- skin graft
- swarthy
- waxen
- wrinkled
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tattooed
adjective uk/təˈtuːd//tætˈuːd/us/təˈtuːd//tætˈuːd/