spat vs leging
leging vs spatspat and leging both are nouns.
spat is a verb but leging is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| leging | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
leging is a hypernym of
spat; that is, leging is a
word with a broader meaning than spat:
- spat: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
- leging: a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle)
Other hypernyms of spat include
leg covering, legging.
| spat (noun) | leging (noun) |
|---|---|
| a young oyster or other bivalve | a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle) |
| a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles | |
| a quarrel about petty points |
| spat (verb) | leging (verb) |
|---|---|
| clap one's hands together | |
| spawn | |
| engage in a brief and petty quarrel | |
| clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | |
| strike with a sound like that of falling rain | |
| become permanently attached | |
| come down like raindrops |
Words related to "spat"
- Bivalvia
- Lamellibranchia
- O.K.
- acclaim
- altercate
- applaud
- approve
- argufy
- attach
- bicker
- bickering
- bravo
- clap
- class Bivalvia
- class Lamellibranchia
- class Pelecypoda
- collide with
- come down
- dispute
- dustup
- fall
- fuss
- gaiter
- gesticulate
- gesture
- hit
- impinge on
- leg covering
- legging
- leging
- motion
- offspring
- okay
- pettifoggery
- precipitate
- quarrel
- row
- run into
- run-in
- sanction
- scrap
- spawn
- squabble
- strike
- tiff
- words
- wrangle
- young
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