The meaning of Tart

adjective

Of or like vinegar or acetic acid.

Usage examples:

Glycin dissolves readily in alkaline or acetic solutions, but is virtually insoluble in plain water.

noun

A clear acid with a strong smell, found in vinegar

adjective

Producing or resembling vinegar.

Usage examples:

Acetous fermentation

noun

A substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.

Usage examples:

Trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals, acids, and overdoses of nutrients

adjective

Containing acid or having the properties of an acid; having a ph of less than 7.

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Acid soils

noun

Any of various chemical substances that can produce salts, some of which are able to damage whatever they touch

Usage examples:

The salad dressing has an acid taste.

adjective

Having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a ph below 7.

Usage examples:

A cocktail of acidic pollutants

noun

Having a ph of less than 7

adjective

Containing or having the chemical characteristics of an acid

adjective

Sharp-tasting; sour.

Usage examples:

They are acid, and considered by some to be better than tamarind for the preparation of acidulous d…

adjective

Sour or sharp in taste

Usage examples:

A fruit drink with a pleasantly acidulous taste, an acidulous portrait of the candidate

adjective

Unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

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Acrid smoke

adjective

Strong, bitter, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

The electrical fire sent thick clouds of acrid smoke through the office.

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Usage examples:

Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

Usage examples:

A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

Usage examples:

The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

adjective

On fire.

Usage examples:

A burning building

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

A tree of a genus that includes citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. native to asia, citrus trees are cultivated in warm countries for their fruit.

Usage examples:

Orchards carpet the land in parts of california, and oranges, lemons, limes, and other citrus are f…

noun

Any of a group of plants that produce juicy fruits with a slightly sour taste

Usage examples:

Oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit are types of citrus fruit.

noun

A baked dish consisting of an open-topped pastry case with a savoury or sweet filling.

Usage examples:

An egg and bacon flan

noun

A case of pastry or cake without a top, containing fruit or something savoury (= not sweet) such as cheese

Usage examples:

A cheese and onion flan, a pear flan, a flan dish

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Tasting or smelling of lemon

Usage examples:

Add the lemon juice and pour the lemony butter over the trout., i was so close to her that i could …

noun

A dough of flour, fat, and water, used as a base and covering in baked dishes such as pies.

Usage examples:

Spread the mixture over the pastry

noun

A mixture of flour, fat, and water which is used as a base or covering for other foods and baked

Usage examples:

[ u ] pie pastry, [ c ] we were offered a selection of pastries for dessert.

noun

A folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables.

Usage examples:

I've always associated it with school meals, so to see it put in a shortcrust pasty is an intriguin…

adjective

(of a person's face) unhealthily pale.

Usage examples:

A pasty complexion

adjective

(of someone’s skin) pale and unhealthy looking

Usage examples:

A pasty face

noun

A small flat cake of minced or finely chopped food, especially meat.

Usage examples:

The burgers consist of chicken or beef patties sandwiched between two rice cakes.

noun

Pieces of food, esp. meat, formed into a thin, circular shape and then usually cooked

Usage examples:

Hamburger patties

noun

A baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry.

Usage examples:

A meat pie

noun

Used in names of birds that resemble the magpie, especially in having black-and-white plumage, e.g. tree pie.

Usage examples:

The present investigation was carried out on oviductal activity during the annual ovarian cycle of …

noun

A former monetary unit of india and pakistan, equal to one twelfth of an anna.

Usage examples:

Copper coins were the pice (of 3 pies) and the pie.

adjective

Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavour.

Usage examples:

A piquant tartare sauce

adjective

Having a strong, slightly sour, slightly spicy taste or smell

Usage examples:

A piquant sauce

adjective

Having a sharply strong taste or smell.

Usage examples:

The pungent smell of frying onions

adjective

(of a smell or taste) very strong, sometimes in an unpleasant way

Usage examples:

Pungent odors

noun

A baked flan or tart with a savoury filling thickened with eggs, usually eaten cold.

Usage examples:

I rustled up a few quiches

adjective

Relating to the quiché or their language.

Usage examples:

According to quiché legend, for example, the first four humans were made of a corn paste into which…

noun

An open pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cheese, and other foods

Usage examples:

[ c ] a spinach quiche

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar.

Usage examples:

She sampled the wine and found it was sour

noun

A drink made by mixing a spirit with lemon or lime juice.

Usage examples:

A rum sour

verb

Make or become sour.

Usage examples:

Water soured with tamarind

adjective

Having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.

Usage examples:

She cut through the water with her strong arms

adjective

Physically powerful or energetic

Usage examples:

You must be strong to be able to lift all that weight., i feel a little stronger every day., strong…

adjective

An activity or industry that is strong is growing and becoming more successful

Usage examples:

Economic news has been better than expected, with retail sales remaining strong., worldwide sales b…

noun

A dessert of thin pastry rolled up round a fruit filling and baked.

Usage examples:

Apple strudel

noun

A type of cake made from fruit that is wrapped in a thin layer of pastry and then baked

Usage examples:

(an) apple strudel

adjective

Having a strong, piquant flavour or smell.

Usage examples:

A tangy salad

noun

A small tart (= an open pastry case with a filling) for one person

Usage examples:

The waiter arrived with a silver tray of tiny fruit tartlets., pour the custard into the tartlet sh…

adjective

(of food or drink) without sugar or a similar substance having been added.

Usage examples:

Unsweetened grapefruit juice

adjective

With no sugar or other sweet substances added

Usage examples:

Unsweetened cranberry juice

adjective

Tasting of or containing vinegar.

Usage examples:

Onions in a sharp, vinegary sauce

adjective

Tasting or smelling like vinegar

Usage examples:

The wine was unpleasant and vinegary., a vinegary smell, i didn't want to become a vinegary old lady.

adjective

Full of flavour

Usage examples:

A zesty tomato sauce, a zesty new musical