Meaning Of The Word Tan

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Tan? Find Tan meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Tan Meaning

Tan Definition
Tan Definition

What's The Definition Of Tan?

tan
singular noun: If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun.

TAN in American English
noun: tax-anticipation note

tan in American English 1
of or for tanning
tanbark
to change (hide) into leather by soaking in tannin
intransitive verb: to become tanned
transitive verb: to convert (a hide) into leather, esp. by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically

tan in American English 2
tangent
noun

tan in British English 1
noun: the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun

tan in British English 2
abbreviation for: tangent (sense 2)

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Uprootings ‐ plural noun: acts of…
  • Alt-right ‐ The alt-right refers to a group of people with…
  • Flotation compartment ‐ noun: in a boat, an enclosed section filled with…
  • Salient ‐ leaping, jumping, or capering; the part of a battle…
  • Volcanic bomb ‐ noun; noun: a hollow projectile containing an…
  • Gashliness ‐ noun: the quality of being gashly…
  • Blotch printing ‐ noun: a fabric-printing method in which the ground…
  • Disorient ‐ to turn away from the east; transitive verb: to…
  • Majorcan ‐ adjective: of or relating to Majorca or its people…
  • Uncuff ‐ to remove a…