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a treat

a treat adverb: very nicely or effectively.

Adverb

a treat (not comparable)

  1. (British, English, colloquial) Very nicely or effectively.
    • The plan worked a treat.
    • That meal went down a treat.
    Synonyms:
    like a charm

Synonyms of a treat

Origin of a treat

An ellipsis of like a treat (“thing that gives pleasure”).

Questions about a treat

What does a treat mean?
A treat means very nicely or effectively.
What part of speech is a treat?
A treat is an adverb.

Words near a treat in the dictionary

  1. A to B travel
  2. a to z
  3. A to Zs
  4. a ton
  5. a touch
  6. a treat
  7. a trifle
  8. a trouble shared is a trouble halved
  9. a turkey voting for Christmas
  10. a twig in a bundle cannot be broken
  11. a twig in a bundle is unbreakable

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