lat
Meanings
Plural: lats
Noun
- a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
- A staff, particularly one of an Indian kind.
- A monumental pillar, particularly the Buddhist columns erected in East India.
- A latrine: a rudimentary or military facility for urination and defecation.
- The gold-backed monetary unit of Latvia from August 1922 until April 1941, when it was replaced by the Soviet ruble; it was typically pegged at about 25 to the British pound.
- The floating fiat monetary unit of Latvia from 1992 until January 2014, when it was replaced by the euro.
- A coin or bill of either currency.
- A latissimus dorsi muscle.
- Clipping of latitude.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi लाट (lāṭ, “pillar; minaret; staff, club”), लाठ (lāṭh, “long staff; cudgel”), etc.
Synonyms
bathroom, bog, bogger, brasco, can, carsey, cloaca, closet, closet of decency, closet of ease, cludgie, cottage, crapper, dike, dunny, facilities, geography, House of Lords, house of office, jacks, jacques, jakes, john, johnny, karzy, khazi, kocay, ladies and gentlemen, latissimus dorsi, latrine, lats, lav, lavabo, lavatory, lavvy, loo, necessarium, necessary, necessary place, necessary room, neddy, netty, office, office of ease, place, potty, privy, purging place, restroom, shield, shitter, siege, six, small room, smallest room, teahouse, tearoom, throne room, thunderbox, toilet, toilet room, urinal, urination station, usual offices, vault, wardrobe, washroom, water closet, WC, withdraught
Scrabble Score: 3
lat is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlat is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lat is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary