tan
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Is tan a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of tan?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, intransitive) 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."intransitivetransitive
2. (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.stativetransitive
3. (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.Examples: ""Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you.""informaltransitive
num (English)
1. (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.dialectalrare
noun (English)
1. (dialectal) A twig or small switch.dialectal
verb (English)
1. (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.Examples: "Step on the wing, see an opp and I'll whack it Do it like Super Savage Who's the yute I Jet-Li-rise that dots and tan him (whoosh) Rise that dots and tan him"Multicultural-London-Englishslangtransitive
noun (English)
1. (engineering) Initialism of total acid number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism
2. (banking) Initialism of transaction authentication number, in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism
Definition source: Wiktionary