tar
Coal tarA black, oil, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.: Coal tar.
» The road was paved with tar.
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.
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смола́smolá, каменноу́гольная смола́kamennoúgolʹnaja smolá, дёготьdjógotʹ
смола́smolá, дьо́готьdʹóhotʹ, гудро́нhudrón
(uncountable, usually)(often typeset "tar" in USA) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
Teer
смола́smolá
(countable, dated, slang, uncountable)A sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).
Teerjacke
A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
A file produced by such a program.
A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
тарtar
A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- a man who serves as a sailor
Examples
18 sentencesThe road was paved with tar.
The road was paved in tar.
The tar softened from the heat.
He takes a bucket of tar.
I hate these moments like tar.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
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
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36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable