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Tan

See Picul.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Manner of action 1

Bark 76% connected

To strip the bark from; to peel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Color 76% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Colour 76% connected

See Color.

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

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Discolor 76% connected

To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolore…

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Tangential 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tangential 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.

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Tanner 74% connected

One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tanner 74% connected

One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.

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Tannery 74% connected

A place where the work of tanning is carried on.

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Tannery 74% connected

A place where the work of tanning is carried on.

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Synonym 3

Bronze 92% connected

An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used fo…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Tangent 92% connected

A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the point of tangency and a give…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Topaz 92% connected

A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes oc…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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