Words Starting With TAN
Here's the list of all the 222 Words Starting With TAN in the English Language.
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| tank | 1. store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it 2. consume excessive amounts of alcohol More Definitions → |
| tan | 1. a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun 2. a light brown the color of topaz More Definitions → |
| tanning | 1. process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light 2. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment More Definitions → |
| tangible | 1. capable of being treated as fact 2. perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch More Definitions → |
| tango | 1. dance a tango 2. a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin More Definitions → |
| tang | 1. a tart spicy quality 2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth More Definitions → |
| tandem | 1. an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another 2. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats More Definitions → |
| tanned | 1. treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather 2. get a tan, from wind or sun More Definitions → |
| tanner | 1. a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970 2. a craftsman who tans skins and hides More Definitions → |
| tangent | 1. a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point 2. ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle More Definitions → |
| tanker | 1. a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk 2. a soldier who drives a tank More Definitions → |
| tangled | 1. in a confused mass 2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious More Definitions → |
| tangerine | 1. a variety of mandarin orange, known in Telugu and Portugal as kamala kaya and in Australia as a mandarin 2. any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa More Definitions → |
| tantra | 1. any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind More Definitions → |
| tangle | 1. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action 2. tangle or complicate More Definitions → |
| tangential | 1. of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent 2. of superficial relevance if any More Definitions → |
| tantalizing | 1. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach 2. very pleasantly inviting More Definitions → |
| tangy | 1. tasting sour like a lemon More Definitions → |
| tannoy | 1. a loudspeaker More Definitions → |
| tantamount | 1. being essentially equal to something More Definitions → |
| tantalum | 1. a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite More Definitions → |
| tantrum | 1. a display of bad temper More Definitions → |
| tanga | 1. 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble More Definitions → |
| tankard | 1. large drinking vessel with one handle More Definitions → |
| tangier | 1. tasting sour like a lemon More Definitions → |
| tanager | 1. any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males More Definitions → |
| tannery | 1. workplace where skins and hides are tanned More Definitions → |
| tannin | 1. any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine More Definitions → |
| tangram | 1. a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs More Definitions → |
| tanka | 1. a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables 2. a Tibetan religious painting on fabric More Definitions → |
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