Definition of tangs Tangs

/tΓ¦ΛˆΕ‹z/ - [tangz] -

We found 3 definitions of tangs from 2 different sources.

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What does tangs mean?

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  • tangs (Noun)
    Plural of tang.

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • tangs, verb, present, 3rd person singular of tang (infinitive).
  • tangs, noun, plural of tang.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: tangs

tang - any of various coarse seaweeds
  sea tang
tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip
  gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation, taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
  lemon an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
tang - a tart spicy quality
  nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tanginess, zest
  spicery, spiciness, spice the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
tang - brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
  serrated wrack, Fucus serratus
  brown algae algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
tang - a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
  bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, Fucus vesiculosus
  rockweed coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
tang - any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
  sea tangle
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  • tang (Noun)
    tongue.
  • tang (Noun)
    A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
  • tang (Noun)
    A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
  • tang (Noun)
    A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
  • tang (Noun)
    A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
  • tang (Noun)
    The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
  • tang (Noun)
    The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  • tang (Noun)
    The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  • tang (Noun)
    The tongue of a buckle.
  • tang (Noun)
    A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the Zebrasoma genus, also known as the surgeonfish.
  • tang (Noun)
    A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
  • tang (Noun)
    A coarse blackish seaweed.
  • tang (Noun)
    The vagina; intercourse with a woman.
  • tang (Verb)
    To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper. Eva Crane, The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, Taylor & Francis 1999, ISBN 0415924677, page 239. Hilda M. Ransome, The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Courier Dover Publications 2004, ISBN 048643494X, page 225.
  • tang (Verb)
    To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • tang (n.)
    A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
  • tang (n.)
    A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
  • tang (n.)
    Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.
  • tang (n.)
    A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
  • tang (n.)
    The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
  • tang (n.)
    The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  • tang (n.)
    The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  • tang (n.)
    The tongue of a buckle.
  • tang (n.)
    A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
  • tang (v. t.)
    To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
  • tang (v. i.)
    To make a ringing sound; to ring.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ξ©

  • tang
    The distinctive quality of a thing.
  • tang
    The distinctive flavor of a thing.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • tang
    tang, n. seaweed. [Tangle.]
  • tang
    tang, n. a twang or sharp sound.β€”v.t. to cause to ring.β€”v.i. to ring. [Imit., like twang.]
  • tang
    tang, n. a strong or offensive taste, esp. of something extraneous: relish: taste: specific flavour.β€”adj. Tangβ€²y. [A special use of tang, point.]
  • tang
    tang, n. a point, the tapering part of a knife or tool which goes into the haft. [Ice. tangi; cog. with tongs.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β›΅

  • tang
    Fucus digitatus, and other sea-weed, which are used as manure.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer πŸ’₯

  • tang
    The tang of the breech of a musket, is the projecting part by which the barrel is secured to the stock. Also, that part of a sword-blade to which the hilt is riveted.

Part of speech

πŸ”€
  • tang, verb, present, 1st person singular of tang (infinitive).
  • tang, verb (infinitive).
  • tang, noun, singular of tangs.

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