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Dar vs Tar - What's the difference?

dar | tar |

Tar is a alternative form of dar.



As nouns the difference between dar and tar

is that dar is a fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace while tar is a black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

As proper nouns the difference between dar and tar

is that dar is acronym of Daughters of the American Revolution|lang=en while Tar is a village in Hungary.

As a verb tar is

to coat with tar.

dar

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A fish found in the (Severn River); a dart or dace.
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    tar

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . More at tree.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
  • Coal tar.
  • (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  • (slang, dated) A sailor, because of their tarpaulin clothes. Also Jack Tar.
  • (Jonathan Swift)
  • black tar, a form of heroin
  • Derived terms
    * coal tar * mineral tar * tar board * Tar Heel * tar water * tarmacadam, tarmac * tarpaulin * wood tar

    Verb

  • To coat with tar.
  • To besmirch.
  • Although he was found innocent, the allegations had tarred his name.
    Derived terms
    * tar and feather * tar with the same brush

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of tape archive .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix.
  • (computing) A file produced by such a program.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Verb

  • (computing) To create a tar archive.
  • Antonyms
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    Anagrams

    * * *

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (musical instruments) a Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus