tin |
tun |
As a proper noun tin
is .
As a noun tun is
doing, deeds, behaviour.
tan |
tun |
In transitive terms the difference between tan and tun
is that
tan is to change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.See
Wikipedia article on Tanning. To work as a tanner while
tun is to put into tuns, or casks.
As nouns the difference between tan and tun
is that
tan is a yellowish-brown colour while
tun is a large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
As verbs the difference between tan and tun
is that
tan is to change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun while
tun is to put into tuns, or casks.
As an adjective tan
is of a yellowish-brown.
As a numeral tan
is the second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.See
Wikipedia article on Yan Tan TetheraAs a proper noun Tan
is an English surname derived from the transliteration of various Asian surnames, particularly originating from China and Vietnam.
As an initialism TAN
is Total Acid Number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity.
ten |
tun |
As nouns the difference between ten and tun
is that
ten is the number following nine while
tun is a large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
As a numeral ten
is a numerical value equal to 10; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals (and base ten) as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A.
As a verb tun is
to put into tuns, or casks.
sun |
tun |
As a noun tun is
doing, deeds, behaviour.
taxonomy |
tun |
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and tun
is that
taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while
tun is doing, deeds, behaviour.
dog |
tun |
As nouns the difference between dog and tun
is that
dog is a mammal,
canis lupus familiaris , that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding while
tun is doing, deeds, behaviour.
As a verb dog
is to pursue with the intent to catch.
tun |
butlerage |
As nouns the difference between tun and butlerage
is that
tun is doing, deeds, behaviour while
butlerage is (legal|archaic) a duty formerly paid to the king's butler on every tun of wine imported into england by foreign merchants.
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