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verb

Definition of tattersnext
present tense third-person singular of tatter
as in tears
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it

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tatters

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noun

plural of tatter
1
as in shreds

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as in rags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tatters
  1. clothing
  2. remnants
  3. attire
  4. raiment
  5. apparel
  6. wear
  7. vesture
  8. rigging
Noun
  • Unfortunately, instead of making the clip that attaches to your clothing a peg or similarly sprung clip, King Smith has opted for one reminiscent of a plastic paperclip.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Poll workers, political party observers, and election officials can't wear shirts, hats, or other clothing items with political slogans.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of clothing
Noun
  • In August, workers carved channels in the remnants of two dams, allowing water to flow freely along more than 40 miles of the Klamath for the first time in more than a century.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of remnants
Noun
  • Throughout the holidays, Mickey and Minnie will be available for meet-and-greets in seasonal attire at Adventurers Outpost.
    Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Kansas City Current co-owner, 29, alongside her husband, Patrick Mahomes, 29, their 3-year-old daughter Sterling and their son Bronze, who turns 2 in November, dressed up in fun zoo animal attire to celebrate the spirited holiday.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of attire
Noun
  • Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • What spirit are you, that walks this castle in such strange raiment?
    Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
Definition of raiment
Noun
  • Some experts foresee the biggest impact on retail goods such as electronics and apparel, as the U.S. imports only about 15% of its food supply.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This 31,000-square-foot store in the Paddock Shops at 4350 Summit Plaza Drive will sell gear and apparel for camping, cycling, hiking, running, fitness, and climbing.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of apparel
Noun
  • Testers agree that this headband washes well and shows minimal wear after a winter of use.
    Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Each piece of Zenni eyewear is designed to be lightweight and ergonomic, helping to ensure a perfect fit for all-day wear.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of wear
Noun
  • Benedict, in contrast, wore the vesture like a uniform, emphasizing his notion of the papacy not as a glamorous appointment but as the humble, humbling job of leading the Catholic church.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2022
  • To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason.
    Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2020
Definition of vesture
Noun
  • Smartmatic had sued the outlet over its amplification of claims that it was involved in rigging of the 2020 election, even though, in reality, the election systems company was only providing services in Los Angeles County.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The trouble started on set, where Burstyn and Blair both suffered from back injuries caused by faulty rigging of special effects harnesses.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of rigging
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