Beanie vs. Hat — What's the Difference?

A snug, knitted, brimless cap that usually covers the ears.

A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, safety, or as a fashion accessory.In the past, hats were an indicator of social status. In the military, hats may denote nationality, branch of service, rank or regiment.

A small brimless cap.

A covering for the head, especially one with a shaped crown and brim.

A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.

A head covering of distinctive color and shape worn as a symbol of office.

A head-hugging brimless cap, with or without a visor, made from triangular sections of cloth, leather, or silk joined by a button at the crown and seamed together around the sides.

The office symbolized by the wearing of such a head covering.

(informal) A Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

A role or office symbolized by or as if by the wearing of different hats

A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.

To supply or cover with a hat.

A small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

(figuratively) A particular role or capacity that a person might fill.

(figuratively) Any receptacle from which numbers/names are pulled out in a lottery.

The lottery or draw itself.

(video games) A hat switch.

The háček symbol.

The caret symbol ^.

(internet slang) User rights on a website, such as the right to edit pages others cannot.

A student who is also the son of a nobleman (and so allowed to wear a hat instead of a mortarboard).

(transitive) To place a hat on.

(transitive) To appoint as cardinal.

(intransitive) To shop for hats.

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A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.

Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

An informal term for a person's role;

Put on or wear a hat;

Furnish with a hat