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Meaning
Noun
●
A
black
,
oily
,
sticky
,
viscous
substance
,
consisting
mainly
of
hydrocarbons
derived
from
organic
materials
such as
wood
,
peat
, or coal.
●
Coal tar.
●
A
solid
residual
byproduct
of
tobacco
smoke.
●
A
sailor
, because of the
traditional
tarpaulin
clothes.
●
Black
tar
, a form of heroin.
●
In Computing:
A
program
for
archiving
files
, common on Unix systems.
●
In Computing:
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.
●
A single-headed round
frame drum
originating
in North Africa and the Middle East.
Verb
●
To
coat
with tar.
●
To besmirch.
●
In Computing:
To create a
tar
archive.
Name
●
Initialism of Tibet Autonomous Region, an
administrative region
of China.
●
A
village
in Hungary.
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Wiktionary
Origin
tar
English
terr
Middle English (1100-1500)
teoru
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Untar
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Soot
Ash
Bitumen
Powder
Oil
Dust
Sludge
Paint
Grease
Tobacco
Sawdust
Vapour
Sulphur
Residue
Gunk
Smoke
Mud
Charcoal
Butane
Coal
Dirt
Incense
Creosote
Hydrocarbons
Poison
Weed
Turpentine
Paraffin
Slag
Hydrocarbon
Nicotine
Liquid
Bleach
Lye
Clay
Sand
Methane
Plastic
Vapor
Fumes
Wood
Water
Fuel
Lump
Sulfur
Kerosene
Rubber
Pepper
Oils
Asphalt
Ammonia
Denatured Alcohol
Methyl Hydrate
Carbon Dioxide
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Rhymes
R
Far
Bar
Yar
Are
Car
Par
Ttr
Tar
Mar
Gar
Dar
Jar
Npr
Har
Arr
Spar
Star
Char
Tsar
Scar
Knar
Karr
Gnar
Star
Maar
Noir
Carr
Cigar
Sitar
Caviar
Guitar
Dunbar
Disbar
Avatar
Keytar
Bazaar
Navarre
Alcazar
Alcazar
Mouchoir
Berger Picard
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