hat

noun

ˈhat How to pronounce hat (audio)
Definition of hatnext
as in cap
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat

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Recent Examples of hat And putting that hat on, there was no denying that Michelle was the best person to play Shyanne. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Fire-resistant clothing should include sturdy shoes, long sleeves and pants, hats, handkerchiefs and high visibility goggles. — Hali Smith august 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026 My Janessa Leoné hat and a Hunza G swimsuit always make the cut. — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 Make sure to wear protective clothing, like long sleeves and pants, or a hat with a protective net over your face. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
  1. cap
  2. helmet
  3. chapeau
  4. headdress
  5. hood
  6. headgear
Noun
  • The introduction of a federal cap on annual out-of-pocket Medicare Part D spending has provided an important new layer of protection, with the limit rising from $2,000 in 2025 to $2,100 in 2026.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Billie Eilish keeps it casual in a Green Bay cap and baggy shorts with her boyfriend Nat Wolff in Toronto on August 8.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of cap
Noun
  • One of the longer lines was near the mutual aid response team tables, where an array of heavy tactical gear was on display, including weapons body armor, helmets and everything else anyone might need when trying to quell civil unrest.
    — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Even more modern devices have issues, including helmets that push fresh air down across the face and behind a clear shield.
    — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • The ensemble included a billowing white coat with a high neckline collar and a coordinated chapeau with birdcage netting.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
  • Additionally, the chapeau has something of a history with Vogue itself, having been featured in a February 1995 editorial from British Vogue, and an image from World of Interiors in 2009.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 6 May 2026
Definition of chapeau
Noun
  • Besides teaching, Janice Minabe offers costume workshops and designs her daughter’s competition wear, including the towering headdress, which is likened to balancing a small floral garden on top of the skull.
    — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • At one point Pantani was forced to angrily shove a fan in a headdress who gets too close.
    — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of headdress
Noun
  • From my city, from neighbors and hoods then to Bogota, then to Cali, then Barranquilla, then Colombia, then Venezuela, then Bolivia.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Workers are fixing the hood, repairing parts of the car pushed in over the decades and adding new padding.
    — Joe Marusak August 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • Co-owner, club ambassador, strength and conditioning coach, headgear salesman, charity fundraiser and now kit designer… nobody can accuse JJ Watt of being a passive investor at Burnley.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • And while Holland has yet to produce any Telemachus method dressing, Zendaya has been Athena incarnate in custom Jacquemus, drapey Khaite, and sculptural vintage Givenchy headgear.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of headgear

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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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