Phrase Hound found 47 phrases and 320 compound words that contain tan. The most common are listed below. Open tan in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 47
- Black and TanA member of the RIC British paramilitary force, operating against Irish republicans in the War of Independence 1920/21.
- fan-tanA Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the sum of the counters is divided by four.
- Han-tanAlternative form of Handan: A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.
- Yuan TanChinese New Year
- Tan-tungAlternative form of Dandong: A prefecture-level city of Liaoning, China, across the Yalu River from Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea.
- tan lineThe division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun.
- Tan-shuiSynonym of Tamsui: A district of New Taipei City, northern Taiwan.
- spray tanA tan produced on the skin for cosmetic purposes by applying a chemical mixture (often dihydroxyacetone).
- fake tanA substance, usually a lotion, cream, or oil, that contains chemicals which, when applied to the skin, react to give the appearance of a suntan.
- Mu-tan-chiangAlternative form of Mudanjiang: A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China
- Tan-y-BwlchA locality near Maentwrog in Maentwrog community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6540).
- tan bedA bark bed.
- tan linesplural of tan line: The division between skin that has darkened or tanned from exposure to sun and skin that has not been exposed to sun.
- TAN syndromeA syndrome of tegumental angiomyxoma-neurothekeoma.
- tan trackA racecourse track covered in tanbark, used in training racehorses.
- farmer's tanThe tan line left by clothing, especially by a short-sleeved shirt.
- Tan-fengAlternative form of Danfeng: A county of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China.
- Tan-chouAlternative form of Danzhou: A prefecture-level city of Hainan, China.
- Tan-chiang-k'ouAlternative form of Danjiangkou: A county-level city of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
- tan heatheat generated by the fermentation of tan bark waste; generally used in horticulture as a source of bottom heat for potted plants in greenhouses; the application of tan heat to greenhouse plants, mainly during the 18-19th century.
- flowers of tanFuligo septica (scrambled egg slime mold).
- Tan Delta testA test to measure the degree of deterioration of an electrical insulation which is performed at two temperature by applying AC voltage to the test object and measure the total current flow through it, and separating and comparing the …
- tan shenRed sage or Chinese sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
- Rufina M. TanA barangay of Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
- Tan-ag IbabaA barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines.
Compound words 320
- tannerA person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
- mistletoeAny of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern …
- suntanA darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- tanneryA place where people tan hides to make leather.
- tanyardA tannery, or a yard of a tannery.
- tannistAn employee at a tanning salon or someone who is similarly enthusiastic about tanning.
- tanbarkThe bark of the oak (or other trees) used as a source of tannin.
- tannageThe act, operation, or result of tanning; a tanning.
- tannessThe quality or state of being tan.
- permatanA perpetual tan.