Tatter - English meaning

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

Usage examples:

Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

Usage examples:

However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

A unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1 in binary notation.

Usage examples:

For example, is it important to discuss computer bits, bytes, disk drives and the like in an agricu…

idiom

Small things or jobs of different types

noun

A small piece trimmed from something.

Usage examples:

Hedge clippings and grass cuttings

noun

A piece that has been cut off something

Usage examples:

Grass/nail clippings, a friend sent me a newspaper clipping about someone we were at school with.

noun

An article cut from a newspaper

Usage examples:

Newspaper clipping a friend sent me a newspaper clipping about someone we were at school with.

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

Usage examples:

Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

Usage examples:

Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

Usage examples:

A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

noun

A piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things.

Usage examples:

He wiped his hands on an oily rag

verb

Give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying paint, typically of a different colour, with a rag.

Usage examples:

The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below

noun

A programme of stunts, parades, and other entertainments organized by students to raise money for charity.

Usage examples:

Rag week

noun

A long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration.

Usage examples:

The tiny pink ribbons in her hair

verb

Extend or move in a long, narrow strip like a ribbon.

Usage examples:

Miles of concrete ribboned behind the bus

noun

A long, narrow strip of material used to tie things together or as a decoration

Usage examples:

[ u ] he tied the present with ribbon., [ c ] fig. a ribbon of road stretched before us.

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

Usage examples:

I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

Usage examples:

A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

Usage examples:

Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

Usage examples:

The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

Usage examples:

Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…