| tan | | |
| n. (state) | 1. burn, sunburn, suntan, tan | a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun. |
| ~ hyperpigmentation | unusual darkening of the skin. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. tan, topaz | a light brown the color of topaz. |
| ~ light brown | a brown that is light but unsaturated. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. tan, tangent | ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle. |
| ~ circular function, trigonometric function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle. |
| v. (change) | 4. tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| ~ bark | tan (a skin) with bark tannins. |
| v. (body) | 5. bronze, tan | get a tan, from wind or sun. |
| ~ suntan | get a tan from being exposed to the sun. |
| ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" |
| adj. | 6. tan | of a light yellowish-brown color. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
| kipper | | |
| n. (food) | 1. kipper, kippered herring | salted and smoked herring. |
| ~ herring | valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled. |
| dehydrate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. dehydrate, desiccate | preserve by removing all water and liquids from.; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| v. (change) | 2. dehydrate, desiccate | remove water from.; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" |
| ~ dry, dry out | remove the moisture from and make dry.; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
| v. (change) | 3. dehydrate, desiccate, dry up, exsiccate | lose water or moisture.; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" |
| ~ dry, dry out | remove the moisture from and make dry.; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
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