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Synonyms for tan

brown

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  • brown
  • bronze
  • go brown
  • become suntanned
  • take a suntan or tan

tawny

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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for tan

a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

a light brown the color of topaz

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ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

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get a tan, from wind or sun

of a light yellowish-brown color

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Say no to wipes Tan wipes are a surefire way to end up with patches and streaks.
'Since President Duterte took office in 2016, under the strategic guidance of our two leaders, China-Philippines relations have witnessed turnaround, consolidation, and elevation, and entered a new golden age,' Tan added.
1 YOUR TAN IS TOO DARK "IF YOUR overall colour is too dark, the quickest way of lightening it up is to lift off a layer by sitting in a warm bath for 10 minutes," says Amanda Harrington, who is known as the 'Michelangelo of tanning' for her handbrushed contouring technique, and just announced her first range of products to use at home.
There are now a variety of products you can use to tackle streaks, like Sienna X Tanning Eraser and Solait Tan Correcting Sponges.
Gerakan president Dominic Lau announced late last month that the former Barisan Nasional component party would not contest Sandakan due to a lack of suitable candidates when Tan resigned despite being tipped as pick for the parliamentary seat.
Fashion magazine contents in which a tan is promoted as an ideal skin tone have been identified as a significant influence on the tanning behaviors of individuals in the United States (Gallagher & Lee, 2006).
For a full body tan, it is PS25 - or, if you book to come in with a friend, it is PS20 each.
Tan personifies grit - a person's ability to persevere in accomplishing a goal despite difficult obstacles and crises over an extended period.
Smith said that up to 30 million people tan indoors every year.
A North East-based tanning salon offered university starters arriving in the city "the chance to tan for free" during Freshers' Week in an online advertising campaign.
Factor analysis was performed to assess the dimensionality and measurement properties of social tanning behaviors (i.e., "I use a tanning bed with my siblings," or "I sun tan with my friends.") on tanning bed use ([alpha] = .78) and sun tanning ([alpha] = .80) (see Table 1 for all items).
There is a trend in the media toward portraying tan skin as attractive.