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- [tuhn]
- /tʌn/
- /tʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhn]
- /tʌn/
Definitions of tun word
- noun tun a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer. 1
- noun tun a measure of liquid capacity, usually equivalent to 252 wine gallons. 1
- verb with object tun to put into or store in a tun or tuns. 1
- noun tun barrel 1
- noun tun large measure of liquid capacity 1
- noun tun a large beer cask 0
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Origin of tun
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English tunne, Old English; cognate with Dutch ton, German Tonne (< LG), Old Norse tunna; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Tun
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tun popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tun usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tun
noun tun
- barrel — A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food.
- burette — a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
- cask — A cask is a wooden barrel that is used for storing things, especially alcoholic drink.
- cruet — A cruet is a small container, or set of containers, for salt, pepper, or mustard which is used at meals.
- firkin — a British unit of capacity usually equal to a quarter of a barrel.
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