nounπShareA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask."The brewery workers carefully rolled the tun of ale into the aging cellar. "drinkutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fermenting vat."The family used the old wooden tun to ferment their homemade apple cider. "drinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes."The wine merchant ordered a tun of claret from France, hoping to satisfy the demand for the popular vintage. "amountunitdrinknauticalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA weight of 2,240 pounds."The old ship could carry over a hundred tun of cargo, mostly tea and spices from the East. "massunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn indefinite large quantity."After the harvest, they had a tun of apples to make cider. "amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA drunkard."The old man, a notorious tun, was always seen slurring his words at the corner store. "persondrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera."The child proudly displayed the large, spiraled tun she found on the beach, showing it to her mother as a unique seashell. "animalbiologyoceannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended."The dried-up tardigrade, seemingly lifeless, was actually in a tun, waiting for the return of water to revive it. "physiologyorganismbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put into tuns, or casks."The brewery workers carefully tunned the newly fermented beer into large oak casks for aging. "drinkutilitybusinessfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days."The Maya scholar explained that a tun is a period of 360 days, roughly equivalent to our year but with a slightly different calculation. "archaeologyastronomyhistorytimesystemnumbercultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading