Definition: 1. A browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun. 2. A light brown. 3. Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle. 4. Treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. 5. Get a tan, from wind or sun. 6. Of a light yellowish-brown color.
Use 'tan' in a sentence:
1. His face is tanned.
2. Why don't redheads tan?
3. Towards two o'clock he went into the garden and on to the tan-heap to watch for the raven.
4. Anna looked tanned and majestic in her linen caftan.
5. He looked tanned and well rested after his vacation.
6. Do you have any skirts in light color or tan?
7. One example of an idiom in the Chinese language is "dui niu tan qin", or "to play the lute to a cow."
8. We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.
9. Bottle tans can make your legs, arms and face look a patchy orange colour.
10. Females are usually tan.
11. She has a tanned and glowing face.
12. Mr. Tan said if a scene like the one in the painting could be found in Henan, he would create music for the show.
13. She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan.
14. Why does skin tan?
15. We might tan in the heat, or go red if we get embarrassed, but imagine if the color of your skin completely changed with your environment?
16. When the seasons changed, my tan faded.
17. In Western culture, however, the opposite is true---many Westerners think tanned skin is prettier.
18. the other day I bought a pair of tan leather shoes the other day.
19. I have very pale skin that never tans.
20. A tan emphasized the fairness of her hair.
21. A slight breeze rustles the tan grass.
22. Some churches have also begun to allow "intinction" or dipping bread in communion wine rather tan sharing the chalice.
23. Because I tan easily.
24. The hide isn't properly tanned.
25. If you want a tan, move to Florida.
26. She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.
27. When people talk about getting an all-over tan for summer, they're not usually talking about getting an all-over orangutan.
28. In the garden behind the house is a large tan-heap, and on that you must stand and watch for me.
29. The skin of your cheek will tan.
30. Eppendorf, a blond Berliner with a deep tan, teaches grade school in the mornings.
31. Let's play a fan-tan game.
32. When she entered the garden, there she found him as she had feared, lying on the tan-heap, fast asleep.
33. They look best with tan or light brown suits.
34. I don't tan.
35. A patient who had damage to part of his brain can only say one word, "Tan," and everything else was gone.
36. The upper limit for Party violation in this strong interaction was quoted by tanner.
37. With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan.
38. The chlorosis develops from light yellow to tan, becoming brown and finally drying to a "scorch."
39. Hides can be tanned to make leather.
40. Leigh rolled over on her stomach to tan her back.
41. When his father gets home, he'll get a good tanning.
42. Our hotel has a pool on the roof and I top up my tan as I sip iced tea and order an sundae.
43. You can go to have a barbecue, play volleyball for the day, tan or have fun on the beach.
44. I'm sure men who run shirtless also appreciate that it helps them avoid nipple chafing and the classic runner's T-shirt tan.
45. The sun's ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning.
46. Shoe is lined with tan boarded leather with green leather half sock and brown leather insole.
47. Male models used to be gorgeous — all chiselled jaw, perfect pecs and golden tan.
48. Don't go out in the sun ─ get a fake tan from a bottle.
49. The tan-coloured dog looks suspiciously like a pit bull terrier.
50. Build up your tan slowly and don't allow your skin to burn.
51. It's safer to fake a tan with make-up rather than subject your complexion to the harsh rays of the sun.
52. A vital witness came forward to say that she saw Tanner wearing the boots.
53. Her teeth gleamed white against the tanned skin of her face.
54. He took off his shirt to reveal his tanned torso.
