fates

noun

excess bodily weight

a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy

a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)

verb

make fat or plump

adjective

marked by great fruitfulness

lucrative

containing or composed of fat

having a relatively large diameter

having an (over)abundance of flesh

Roots

fatumfat- · Latin · fate, destiny

Synonyms for fates

moirain

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