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tang
/ˈtæŋ/
name 12noun 10verb 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
nice, salty, wild
VERB + TANG
adds, belong, end, gave, let, look, smell, stop
TANG + NOUN
arguments, citrus, dynasty, ocean, salad, savour
PREP.
through, with
ADV.
fully
Definitions
noun
1
A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
a tang of citrus
The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
2
A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
a tang of cellar
Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
3
A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
a tang of pedantry
Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.
4
A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
(archaic)
slip the cable over the tang
5
A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
full-tang
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.
noun
1
A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
verb
1
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.
2
To make a ringing sound; to ring.
let thy tongue tang arguments of state
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Idioms & Phrases
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a tang of citrus
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The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
Wiktionary03
To make yogurt, milk or cream is pasteurized and homogenized, then Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles bacteria are added to convert the lactose into lactic acid
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let thy tongue tang arguments of state
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The guys like to look at her tang, because that's how they are […]
Wiktionary06
The two sculptures, which were part of religious rites, belong to the Tang dynasty, which ruled between 618 and 907 AD and is considered a golden period of the Chinese civilization.
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