- tan⇄adj. 1. light yellowish-brown in color.
Ex. He wore tan shoes.
2. having to do with tanning.
3. used in tanning. - tan⇄noun 1. a yellowish brown; light brown or darkish buff.
2. the brown color of a person's skin caused by being in the sun and air. An artificial tan can be obtained by exposure to a sun lamp or by applying a tanning substance.
Ex. His arms an - tan⇄tan(no period)ortan.
tangent. - tan⇄tan, adjective, noun, verb, tanned,tanning.
- tan⇄v.i. to become tanned.
Ex. If you lie on the beach in the sun you will tan. - tan⇄v.t. 1. to make brown by exposure to sun and air, or to a sun lamp, or by applying a tanning substance.
Ex. Sun and wind had tanned the sailor's face.
2. to make (a hide) into leather by soaking in a special liquid, especially one containing