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Adjective: tart (tarter,tartest)  taa(r)t
  1. Tasting sour like a lemon
    - lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy
     
  2. Harsh
    "a tart remark"
    - sharp, sharp-worded
Noun: tart  taa(r)t
  1. A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
    - prostitute, cyprian, woman of the street, trull [archaic], wench [archaic]
     
  2. A small open pie with a fruit filling
     
  3. [Brit] A pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
     
  4. [offensive] (informal) a promiscuous woman

Derived forms: tarts, tarter, tartest

See also: sour, tartlet, tartly, tartness, unpleasant

Type of: adult female, pastry, pie, woman

Encyclopedia: Tart