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 The owner was described as a white woman with brown hair, wearing a pink shirt, green hat and sunglasses. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 And Bezos—the fourth richest person in the world, with $267 billion to his name—could throw his hat in the ring. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Some orcas in Puget Sound off Washington state have worn dead salmon as hats. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 While a few newsstands have found interesting items to sell for less than $10 — a Midtown newsstand is selling zines and ceramics, for example — others are flouting the law and selling everything from scarves and hats to costume jewelry. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 22 July 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
  • On the international stage, Rodriguez, who has 24 caps to her name, is challenging Cata Coll to be Spain’s No 1.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Suarez’ plan would reverse the existing incentives, restricting new hotel development to a height of 50 feet while upping the cap for residential to 75 feet, with a doubling of the allowable square footage in most places.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of cap
Noun
  • Kidd likened resisting regulation of riding in truck beds to defying seat belt and motorcycle helmet laws.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Jarvis even has the essence, his blonde hair lusciously flowing from the back of his helmet after each clutch hit.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 23 July 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
  • The Petco cashier with the cat named Rebecca knocks on the hood of my car.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • The ultimate badge of honor for many owners, however, is simply the number of cylinders under the hood.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • 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
  • Beckham went to the Dallas location and also tried on some Texas headgear at the McKinney Hat Company.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of headgear

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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hat. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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