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- [tahr]
- /tɑr/
- /tɑːr/
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- [tahr]
- /tɑr/
Definitions of tarred word
- noun tarred any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood. 1
- noun tarred coal-tar pitch. 1
- noun tarred smoke solids or components: cigarette tar. 1
- verb with object tarred to smear or cover with or as if with tar. 1
- adjective tarred of or characteristic of tar. 1
- adjective tarred covered or smeared with tar; tarred. 1
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Origin of tarred
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English tarr(e), ter(re), Old English teru; cognate with Dutch, German teer, Old Norse tjara; akin to tree; (v.) Middle English terren, Old English tierwian, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Tarred
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tarred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
tarred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tarred
noun tarred
- asphalted — Simple past tense and past participle of asphalt.
- epoxied — Simple past tense and past participle of epoxy.
- grouted — Simple past tense and past participle of grout.
- jacked — Carpentry. having a height or length less than that of most of the others in a structure; cripple: jack rafter; jack truss.
- limed — Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
verb tarred
- crumbed — Simple past tense and past participle of crumb.
- grimed — Simple past tense and past participle of grime.
- macadamized — Simple past tense and past participle of macadamize.
- maculated — Simple past tense and past participle of maculate.
- messed — Simple past tense and past participle of mess.
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