Tan

What do we mean by tan?

To convert (an animal hide) into leather by subjecting it to a chemical process that stabilizes the proteins, making it less susceptible to decay. intransitive verb

To make (a person or a person's skin) darker by exposure to the sun. intransitive verb

To thrash; beat. intransitive verb

To become darker from exposure to the sun. intransitive verb

A light or moderate yellowish brown to brownish orange. noun

A suntan. noun

Tanbark. noun

Tannin. noun

A solution derived from tannin. noun

Light or moderate yellowish-brown to brownish-orange. adjective

Having a suntan. adjective

Used in or relating to tanning. adjective

Tangent abbreviation

The term is often used to mean spent bark which has served for the manufacture of leather and is spread over streets to deaden the sound of vehicles, or over the floor of a riding-school or circus to diminish the danger of falls, or applied to clay land as a loosening material. It is also commonly used as fuel in tanneries. noun

A Chinese unit of weight, a picul, equal to 133⅛ pounds avoirdupois. noun

A Japanese measure of surface, equal to .245 of an acre. noun

To prepare, as skins of animals, by soaking in some liquid containing tannic acid, which is generally obtained from the bark of some tree, oak-bark being commonly thought to be the best.

By extension, to convert into leather by other means, as by the use of mineral salts (as those of iron and chromium), and even of oil or fat, as in the case of buckskin, chamois, and the like. See leather, taw, 2.

To make brown; embrown by exposure to the rays of the sun.

A yellowish-brown colour.

A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.

To go brown in the sun (at least that was always what I innocently thought it meant) Urban Dictionary

A very hot and attractive asian Urban Dictionary

To brown the skin in the sun. Majority of people believe that taking slow steps for developing melanoma is a great way to lookg good. Urban Dictionary

A term meaning a good friend and a cool asian. Urban Dictionary

An stereotypical english person wearing union jack shorts, pissed up on cheap larger, and singing 'no surrender' and ruining the more picturesque squares of European cities. Urban Dictionary

A word for a hated english person by an irish person. the name comes from the corrupt "police force" sent over to Ireland during the War of Independence by the British Government...so called the Black and Tans because of their black and tan coloured uniform. They were not qualified policemen, but ignorant rapist murderers. known as tans for short, they were hated by the irish people. Ireland suffered 800 years of oppression at the hands of the British Government until a truce was called in 1921. to this day even, any english person who pisses off an irish person is called a tan as an insult. Urban Dictionary

Street term used for the drug heroin. Urban Dictionary

The browning color white people get while in the sun, a tanning bed, a tanning booth, or tan-in-a-can. Urban Dictionary

To brown the skin using the same chemical that makes apples, bannanas, etc. turn brown. commonly done by orange spray dye, uv ligt fixtures, or sun light Urban Dictionary

(verb): the act of messing up in a big way; failure; the name of a supposed curse spawned by gymnast Kevin Tan, whose failure was so massive it has allegedly begun to plague other athletes during the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Synonyms: Besides "epic failure", it's argued that "alicia" could be synonymous, named after the female gymnast who messed up pretty badly the next night. However, this is debatable since (1) her failure was not as epic and (2) in going with the "curse" theory, Tan's massive failure was such that it probably affected her performance, making it his fault, which is why she was briefly dubbed as "Alicia Tan" and "She-Tan". Antonyms: Win, Success, Phelps (although this is debatable, since Michael Phelps seems to be the only athlete in the country not affected by the Tan curse. Because he appears to be keeping "epic win" to himself, it can safely be assumed that he is a selfish douche bag. It can also be assumed that he is not taking NBC to the prom.) "Tan Curse": Believed to have been caused by Kevin Tan's epic fail, so epic in fact that it is thought to have settled like a cloud over Beijing. Some people remain unaffected, and it's suspected that this is due to rubbing themselves against Michael Phelps in order to remove the fail they've been stained with. (Note: May be where the tens of thousands of extra condoms are going). "Tanada": Nickname for Canada, who continues to be one of the few developed nations without a single medal to their name. There is some debate as to whether or not this is appropriate as they were failing before Kevin Tan's major screw up. Some even go so far as to suggest it that Canada's failure is more massive than Kevin Tan's, since no man can fail harder than an entire country, and that perhaps, the curse is really the fault of Canada, and not one Kevin Tan. This is unlikely for two reasons: (1) Canada's fail is self-containing (2) Canada's fail is temporary, as it's accepted that they will own the planet at the Winter Olympics. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to tan:
tan.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word tan:
tock, kee, hock, goh, lian, dun, chee, uma, nee, lim, cheng, eng, ching, boon, shang, terrier, hunan, malaysian, wee, hua, chin, sri, cao, yuan, saigon, nam, yan, singapore, tong, viet, reddish, lin, wong, chu, chen, abdul, darker, leather, prefecture, chan, badminton, bin, malaysia, kim, wang, jin, pin, sin, yang, pale, spots, gray, colored, chi, vietnam, color, tin, brown, vietnamese, lock, cream, dark, indonesian, chinese, breed, skin, colour, businessman, han, coat, hong, worn, yellow, lee, uniform, grey, brick, pink, legs, thailand.

Words that rhyme with tan:
man, plan, can, pan, span, than, fan, scan, ban, caravan, van, japan, an, cyan, clan, san, lifespan, dan, deadpan, pecan, divan, ann, flan, bran, sedan, began, stan, nan, lan, anne, handyman, iran, rattan, afghan, journeyman, superman, ran, batman, gamesman, shan, sudan, caftan, sideman, clergyman, bogeyman, middleman, sandman, mann, snowman, suntan, quean, catamaran, quran, milan, chan, gan, minuteman, tarzan, merman, pakistan, businessman, hitman, caveman, gran, jan, loran, yan, klan, afghanistan, liane, fisherman, saran, straw man, bhutan, kinsman, floor plan, tran, rodin, scran, other than, cannes, doorman, saucepan, zan, strongman, taliban, madman, cancan, kan, tristan, helmsman, moulin, skean, hann, bedpan, kazakhstan, ferdinand, anchorman, moran, walkman.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tan:
light, deep, dark, golden, pale, good, sun, black, healthy, nice, and, brown, rich, yellowish, white, reddish, beautiful, perfect, natural, soft, grayish, yellow, fake, warm, red, gray, pinkish, green, permanent, smooth, perpetual, bright, round, dull, fan, slight, ruddy, spent, creamy, tangent, heavy, olive, fine, over, lovely, lighter, even, clear, blue, que, fresh, uniform, mottled, pro, artificial, darker, brownish, rosy, gorgeous, leathery, deeper, double, pink, colored, greenish, rotten, dirty, safe, dry, wonderful, tropical, lim, faint, protective, duy, han, tall, looking.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective tan:
color, bark, suit, leather, skin, slacks, yard, shoes, shirt, hides, pants, hide, face, liquor, yards, jacket, coat, colour, legs, lotion, boots, trousers, pits, uniform, radius, paper, skins, terrier, hat, body, dog, sin, shorts, powder, cloth, sweater, complexion, oak, skirt, clay, fig, solo, brick, oil, line, markings, dress, brown, spots, head, hair, overcoat, house, surface, sand, background, pit, grande, lines, turn, building, sandstone, gloves, carpet, tine, shade, delta, singing, blouse, spot, grandes, cap, uniforms, interior, chert, bien, windbreaker, alto, ware, liquors, appearance, actor, bella.

Consonant match to tan:
turn, tone, town, tune, ton, tin, ten, teen, tine, tonne, toon, tyne, taine, tenn, towne, tenne, teine, tonn, tann, toone.

Words that sound like tan:
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