tart

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. acid, sour; sarcastic, acerbic, snappy, sharp, astringent. — n. pie; slang, strumpet. See sourness, discourtesy, pungency, impurity.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. bitter, acidulous, sharp; see sour 1 .

See Synonym Study at sour .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. fruit pie pastry, flan, turnover, Danish.

2. slut prostitute, hussy, strumpet, trollop.

II

a.

sharp, sour, acid, *mouth-puckering, acidulous, acerbic, bitter, biting, piquant, tangy, pungent.

ANT.: sweet, honeyed

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids: acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, dry, sour, tangy. See TASTE.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for payment: bawd, call girl, camp follower, courtesan, harlot, prostitute, scarlet woman, streetwalker, strumpet, whore. Slang: hooker, moll. Idioms: lady of easy virtue, lady of pleasure, lady of the night. See SEX. 2. A vulgar promiscuous woman who flouts propriety: baggage, hussy, jade, slattern, slut, tramp, wanton, wench, whore. Slang: floozy. See SEX.