Tar word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "tar" word
[noun] any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
[verb] cover with tar or asphalt, of roads
[verb] coat with tar, as of roofs
\Tar\, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D. teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj["a]ra, Dan. ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.] A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it. {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary. {Mineral tar} (Min.), a kind of soft native bitumen. {Tar board}, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and old tarred rope. --Knight. {Tar water}.
(a) A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine.
(b) The ammoniacal water of gas works. {Wood tar}, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir, and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes, oakum, etc., impervious to water.
\Tar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tarring}.] To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth. {To tar and feather a person}. See under {Feather}, v. t.
Synonyms for tar
asphalt, gob, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, pitch, sea dog, seafarer, seaman
See also: able seaman | able-bodied seaman | bargee | bargeman | bitumen | boatswain | bo's'n | bos'n | bosun | bo'sun | coal tar | coat | crewman | deckhand | helmsman | lighterman | officer | pave | pilot | roustabout | sailor | sea lawyer | ship's officer | steerer | steersman | surface | whaler |
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Let's analyse "tar" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: RAT. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
tar: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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