i Register
In some senses, tartar is marked as dated, figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
tartar
/ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/
noun 7name 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
online, small
VERB + TARTAR
add, find, remove
TARTAR + NOUN
customs, door, soda, teeth
PREP.
between, from, in, in
Definitions
noun
1
A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar.
2
A hard yellow deposit on the teeth, formed from dental plaque.
noun
1
A fearsome or angrily violent person.
Mrs. Begg said she liked Mrs. Dain, who was a sensible woman and a first-rate housewife, but that Gabrielle was a tartar.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of Tatar.
2
A member of the various tribes and their descendants of Tartary, such as Turks, Mongols and Manchus.
Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
3
A person of a keen, irritable temper.
4
A rough or violent event.
I haven't escaped sickness all my life to get off easily now. […] I knew when my turn came, it would be a Tartar.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
Mrs. Begg said she liked Mrs. Dain, who was a sensible woman and a first-rate housewife, but that Gabrielle was a tartar.
Wiktionary02
Persia is a great country, which was in old times very illustrious and powerful; but now the Tartars have wasted and destroyed it.
Wiktionary03
I haven't escaped sickness all my life to get off easily now. […] I knew when my turn came, it would be a Tartar.
Wiktionary04
Tartar customs
Wiktionary05
I think I have a lot of tartar.
Tatoeba · #26363006
The tartar has to be removed.
Tatoeba · #263631Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars