fat

Having a large, heavy body with more soft tissue under the skin than usual.

• Their cat is quite fat.
• The pig grew fat over the summer.
• He worries that sitting all day will make him fat.

Similar words: overweight, plump

Opposites: thin, slim

Common phrases: fat cat, get fat, fat belly, fat person

Unusually thick or large in size or amount.

• He carried a fat book.
• She received a fat bonus this year.
• A fat envelope arrived in the post.

Similar words: thick, large, substantial

Opposites: thin, small

Common phrases: fat wallet, fat book, fat cheque, fat profits

Able to support plenty of crops or other plant growth.

• The valley has fat soil.
• Cattle grazed on the fat pasture.
• They settled beside a river on fat, productive land.

Similar words: fertile, productive, rich

Opposites: barren, infertile

Common phrases: fat soil, fat pasture, fat land

Soft tissue under the skin and around organs that stores energy and helps keep the body warm.

• Fat helps keep the body warm.
• The animal stores fat for winter.
• Exercise can reduce body fat and strengthen muscles.

Similar words: adipose tissue

Common phrases: body fat, belly fat, layer of fat, fat tissue

An oily substance in foods and the body that is usually solid at normal room temperature.

• Butter contains a lot of fat.
• This food is low in saturated fat.
• The label shows how many grams of fat each serving contains.

Common phrases: saturated fat, fat content, low fat, dietary fat

The soft, oily part of meat, which can be eaten or used in cooking.

• Cut the fat off the meat.
• She cooked the potatoes in beef fat.
• This bacon has more fat than meat.

Common phrases: beef fat, pork fat, trim the fat, fat on meat