Definition of TANG

tang

Plural: tangs

Noun

  • a tart spicy quality
  • the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
  • the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  • a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
  • brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
  • any of various coarse seaweeds
  • any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
  • A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
  • A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
  • A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
  • A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
  • A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
  • The part of a knife, fork, file, or other instrument or hand tool, which is inserted into the handle.
  • A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
  • The part of a knife, fork, file, or other instrument or hand tool, which is inserted into the handle.
  • The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  • A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
  • The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  • A shuffleboard paddle.
  • Obsolete form of tongue.
  • Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
  • A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
  • knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum (coarse blackish seaweed)
  • The vagina or vulva.
  • Sexual intercourse with a woman
  • Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.

Verb

Verb Forms: tanged, tanging, tangs

  • To impart a strong, pungent flavor or distinctive taste.
  • 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.
  • To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Examples

  • A full-tang knife is strongest against handle breakage, but partial-tang knives are common because of a combination of facts: they are inexpensive, and in some applications any manner of use that would exceed the handle's limit is not an appropriate manner of use.
  • a tang of cellar
  • a tang of citrus
  • a tang of pedantry
  • full-tang
  • slip the cable over the tang
  • The word "TANG" itself has a crisp, sharp sound, much like a good Scrabble play.
  • Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tange, variant of tonge (“tongs, fang”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Middle Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”).

Synonyms

black rockweed, bladder fucus, bladderwrack, flavor, flavour, Fucus serratus, Fucus vesiculosus, nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, sea tang, sea tangle, serrated wrack, smack, Tang dynasty, tanginess, zest, bite, spiciness, surgeonfish, twang, zing

Antonyms

blandness, dullness

Scrabble Score: 5

tang: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tang: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tang: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tang: valid Words With Friends Word