noun
- plural of tan; brown colors resulting from sun exposure or artificial darkening of skin
- plural of tan; brownish colors
verb
- third person singular present of tan; makes or becomes brown through sun exposure
- third person singular present of tan; converts animal hide into leather
Examples
- She always gets beautiful tans during summer vacation.
- The paint store offers various shades of tans and browns.
- He tans easily and never burns in the sun.
- The leather worker tans hides using traditional methods.
- Her skin tans to a golden color after just a few days at the beach.
- The factory tans thousands of animal hides each month.
- Different skin types develop different tans under the same conditions.