noun Download 🔗Share A yellowish-brown colour. Examples : "The new paint on the classroom walls is a nice, warm tan. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources. Examples : "She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico." appearance body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained. Examples : "The carpenter used oak tan to stain the wooden floor. " material substance plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of a yellowish-brown. Examples : "Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck." appearance color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun. Examples : "You’re looking very tan this week." appearance body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun. Examples : "No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan. though I do burn." appearance body color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner. Examples : "The leatherworker tanned the hide to create sturdy, durable shoes. " material process industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To spank or beat. Examples : "The teacher had to tan the student for misbehaving in class. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
numeral Download 🔗Share The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting. Examples : "My grandmother used the word "tan" to count the stitches in her knitting project. " number language history culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh Examples : "My grandmother makes a delicious tan every summer. " drink food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The farmer loaded several baskets onto the shoulder pole, each weighing around one tan. " unit mass commerce tradition history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A twig or small switch. Examples : "The bird used a small tan to build its nest. " nature plant item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading