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Spat (Noun)

A cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The fashion designer's latest collection featured elegant evening gowns paired with delicate spats.
The ballerina carefully tied her spats before putting on her pointe shoes.
In the 1920s, men's fashion often included spats as a stylish accessory to formal wear.
The historical reenactor carefully crafted her own spats to match the original design from the 18th century.
The young boy struggled to put on his spats, getting the straps tangled in the process.

A young oyster or other bivalve.

Nouns denoting animals.

A quarrel about petty points.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The couple had a spat over whose turn it was to do the dishes, which escalated into a full-blown argument.
Their normal meeting was disrupted by a spat between the CEO and the marketing manager over the latest sales figures.
The siblings had a spat over who got to control the TV remote, with neither willing to back down.
The politicians got into a spat over minor policy differences during the televised debate.
The two friends had a spat over who ate the last slice of pizza, which ended with them not speaking to each other for days.