tan

Meaning of tan

noun
  1. A yellowish-brown colour.
  2. A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
    She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
  3. The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
adjective
  1. Of a yellowish-brown.
    Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
  2. Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun.
    You’re looking very tan this week.
verb
  1. To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
    No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn.
  2. To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
  3. To spank or beat.

numeral

The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.

noun

An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh

noun

A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.

noun

A twig or small switch.

Information about tan

Hyphenation of tan

tan

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • tan is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

tan synonyms

Meaning suntan:

suntan, sunburn, burn

Meaning topaz:

topaz

Meaning tangent:

tangent

Meaning bronze:

bronze

Meaning :

dan, tam, pingo

Translation of tan

Anagrams of tan

ant, Nat

Words that rhyme with tan

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