Vat

Noun

 * 1) A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

Verb

 * 1)  To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat.

Thesaurus
archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, glory hole, godown, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tank, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vault, warehouse, wine cellar

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/v{t/}}

Etymology
From, a variant of fat:, from fæt:. Cognate with Old Norse fat: (Danish fad:), German Faß:, Dutch vat:, West Frisian fet:. More at.

Noun

 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese: tonel


 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:, coire
 * Serbo-Croatian: kaca, maštel,  čabar,  bačva

Anagrams

 * ATV
 * tav
 * TVA
 * vta

Noun

 * 1) barrel
 * 2)  vessel

Synonyms

 * ton

Derived terms

 * wijnvat
 * bloedvat
 * lymfevat
 * zeefvat
 * vaataandoening

Noun

 * 1) grip, both literal and figurative
 * geen vat krijgen op ... — not being able to get a grip on ...

Derived terms

 * handvat
 * vatten

Etymology 1
From vat:, from  *undefined:, from.

Etymology 2
From vat:. Related to vatten:.

Noun

 * 1) water

Etymology
German Wasser and English/Dutch water.