tar
Coal tarA black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.: Coal tar.
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» The road was paved with tar.
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Examples
18 sentencesThe road was paved with tar.
The road was paved in tar.
The tar softened from the heat.
Meaning
7 sensesA black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
(countable, uncountable, usually)Coal tar.
Teer
смола́smolá, каменноу́гольная смола́kamennoúgolʹnaja smolá, дёготьdjógotʹ
смола́smolá, дьо́готьdʹóhotʹ, гудро́нhudrón
A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
тарtar
A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
More meanings 4
A black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
(uncountable, usually)(often typeset "tar" in USA) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
Teer
смола́smolá
A file produced by such a program.
A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).
Teerjacke
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- a man who serves as a sailor
Origin
Abbreviation of tape archive. Borrowed from Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra. BorrAbbreviation of tape archive.
Borrowed from Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra.
Borrowed from Arabic طار (ṭār).
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Forms
plural: tarsSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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