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ADJECTIVE tan COMPARATIVE tanner SUPERLATIVE tannest

tan English

Meaning tan meaning

What does tan mean?
Definitions in simple English

tan Noun

— Tan is one of the colors people can see. — A darkening of the skin from being in the sun. She still has a tan from her visit to Mexico.

tan Adjective

— To be tan in color.

tan Verb

— To turn an animal's skin into leather. — To lie in the sun to darken your skin. — To use a tanning bed to darken your skin.

tan

— noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun — noun (= topaz) a light brown the color of topaz — verb treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather — verb get a tan, from wind or sun — adjective of a light yellowish-brown color — noun (= tangent) ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Synonyms tan synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tan?

tan English » English

suntan sunburn brown burn bronze tangent light brown cure topaz sunbathe soften rumple embrown bronzed become brown bark yellow-brown yellow whomp whack wallop thwack tg tawny-brown tawny tanned tanbark tan leather swarthy sun-tanned sun-tan slug russet rub reddish black reddish process picul light-brown golden-brown get sunburnt get a tan fawn ecru dye dark red dan,picul curry clout clobber

Topics tan topics

What do people use tan to talk about?
Universe, creation Sky

Sun
Person Body

Skin
States Quality Light Color

Colors of the spectrum
States Quality Good Decay

Preserve
Work and occupation Occupation Crafts

Working with leather

Conjugation tan conjugation

How do you conjugate tan?

tan · verb

Examples tan examples

How do I use tan in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I have extremely light skin and never tan.
Judging by that great tan, it looks like you spent most of your vacation on the beach.
She has a beautiful tan.
He has a beautiful tan.
Where did you get that tan?
I am going to try to get a good tan.
I have extremely white skin, and do not tan at all.
Tom has a beautiful tan.
I'm trying to get a tan.

Movie subtitles

Itwasn'tan imagination.
I need a deep Florida tan if it takes all afternoon.
With evening dress, a gentleman wore a tan overcoat.so short that his black coattails hung visible 5 inches below the overcoat.
Let's get rid of this Alabama tan first, and you better wash this shirt.
Come on, Ma. I should be there, not you. I need a tan.
Perhaps Father needs to understand more than the language of Pai Tan.
He has not been unaware of your presence in Pai Tan.
If I as a Mandarin accepted your Christian belief. all of Pai Tan would follow.
But you would not leave Pai Tan and take your son to the safety of your summer home. without an important reason. - What is it?
It is comforting to know that when we are hit. we will be the most antiseptic cadavers in Pai Tan.
Another mission has been opened in Pai Tan.
I took the liberty of calling to welcome you to Pai Tan.
Welcome to Pai Tan.
Well, thank you for your hospitality. and, once again, welcome to Pai Tan.
White, tan or gray?
Let's get rid of this alabama tan, and you better wash this shirt.
Joan, you didn't get that tan in Paris.
Mr Cohill, did anyone ever take down your breeches and tan your hide?
Got a nice tan playing tennis with all your rich friends.
Buffalo Bill, you'd better put that gun away before your Mom sees it, she'll tan you a hide.
You'll get a nice tan.
That's what it looks like. Only instead of a sun tan, you get your brain cells rearranged.
My dear, he's fascinating. And that tan.
You tan hides with tannic acid made from tree bark, right?
You don't look very tan.
It's not only for you to tan Cossack skins!
Doggone if i haven't got a mind to tan you good.
I'll tan your hide!
Not so grown up I can't tan your hide if you don't do as I say.
And that tan.
A tan convertible was parked in the alley, sitting there, waiting for me, just as he said it would be.
Tan in peace, my beauty.
If they were my kids, I'd tan their hides.
You know, my tan is much darker than yours now.
Yes, yes, now I'll tan.
You're quite tan.

News and current affairs

Many artists involved in the creation of the spectacle, including the fireworks specialist Cai Guo Qiang, the dance star Shen Wei, and the composer Tan Dun, earned their fame primarily in the West.
The dearth of pale actors, actresses, corporate leaders, and politicians confirms that a tan is identified with health, wealth, and power, rather than the travails of the working class, as in the past.
But in both cases, a tan is the body's response to injury.
The inescapable irony is that teenagers and young women pursue a tan to look more attractive, but trade a moment or two of sunny radiance for a whole lifetime of premature wrinkles, fine lines, and haggard-looking skin.
Until the tanning industry chooses to police itself, customers should eschew the bulbs and pursue the spray: wear an artificial tan.
A diverse discussion would also have to include writers who have been completely silenced in China, such as Wang Lixiong, Tan Hecheng, Mo Jiangang, and Yang Jisheng.
Soon after Obama left China, two other writers, Huang Qi and Tan Tiandun, were sentenced to prison.
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