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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 our students can begin to see in him someone that was ordinary, that got up in that morning, who put his equity trader hat on. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 One woman was injured and treated at the scene, and told authorities a phone and hat were taken before the attackers fled on 20th Street. — Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 At the table read, Wesley sits at the head of the table and puts on the Nino Brown hat. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 The first 50 guests on opening day will receive a free Slice House hat and be entered into a raffle for the opportunity to win free pizza for a year. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hat
  1. cap
  2. helmet
  3. chapeau
  4. headdress
  5. headgear
Noun
  • But for next few years, the cap won’t be a concern because the Dolphins will have a young, relatively cheap roster and want to build their team primarily through the draft.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Hollywood Reporter noted that the Idol flight came after Newsom signed a bill last year that increased the cap on film and TV tax credit incentives from $330 million to $750 million a year.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of cap
Noun
  • When the ball hit the turf, Rocchio flung his helmet in the air and Cleveland's dugout emptied onto the field to celebrate.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • On a recent September day, kindergarteners at Terra Vista Elementary School in Rancho Cucamonga, California, were fitted with helmets and assigned a black-and-white balance bike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 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
  • The scent of burning copal filled the air on a recent Monday night as Nury Ortega placed a headdress of long, colorful feathers on her head.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a unique headdress logo on the tank that will remind you of the one Indian used on its bikes in the 30s and 40s.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of headdress
Noun
  • Paramount Great Again hat, but didn’t expect the mischievous executive to turn up in Edinburgh wearing the headgear.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Two more are in a boxing ring, dressed in red and black headgear, punching and kicking each other in a kickboxing match.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of headgear

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