tart (2) — OAT

tart2

noun

British, informal derogatory

she wears skirts this short all the time—she's such a tart:

tease, seductress, coquette, minx;

informal vamp;

informal , derogatory hussy;

North American, informal , derogatory tramp, hoochie;

dated loose woman, trollop, strumpet, floozy;

archaic hoyden, fizgig, jade, quean, wanton.

verb informal

1 there isn't going to be much time to tart myself up:

dress oneself up, make oneself up, smarten oneself up, preen oneself, beautify oneself, groom oneself;

informal doll oneself up, titivate oneself.

2 we must tart this place up a bit:

decorate, renovate, refurbish, redecorate, retouch, modernize;

smarten up;

informal do up, do over, fix up, give something a facelift.