| tattoo | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. tattoo | a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters. |
| ~ bugle call | a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle. |
| ~ drumbeat | (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. tattoo | a design on the skin made by tattooing. |
| ~ pattern, design, figure | a decorative or artistic work.; "the coach had a design on the doors" |
| n. (act) | 3. tattoo | the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining. |
| ~ decoration | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive). |
| v. (creation) | 4. tattoo | stain (skin) with indelible color. |
| ~ stain | color with a liquid dye or tint.; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" |
| ~ prick, prickle | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" |
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