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tattoos

The correct spelling is tattoos.

How to pronounce tattoos

noun

Say it like: Tat-too-s

The correct spelling is tattoos. An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. For example: "Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the bases."

Usage Examples

Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the bases.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
  2. 2.A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
  3. 3.A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
  4. 4.A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
  5. 5.A military display or pageant.

verb

  1. 1.To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
  2. 2.To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
  3. 3.To tap rhythmically on, to drum.

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