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tar

/tɑɹ/noun, verb1 syllable

Tar means: a man who serves as a sailor.

Synonyms for tar12

noun, as in a man who serves as a sailor

mariner, seaman, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog

noun, as in any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

pitch

also used for tar

Jack Tar, jacktar, tarpaulin

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What does tar mean?3

noun

1

a man who serves as a sailor

2

any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue

verb

1

coat with tar“tar the roof”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tar?28

one syllable

arefarcarstarbarmarpararjarscarcarrchartsar

three syllables

superstar

four syllables

ussr
Show 40 near rhymes
onwasnotwantgotpartlotgodtopstarthardstopjoblargejohncausewatchheartartnonmarchcostwantsshothotparkmomuponinvolvedpartslamarkboxcarddarkresponserockchargedropbeyond

Tar in a sentence

  • If tar reaches the mouth first, honey will have no effect.anzart
  • When tar precedes honey in the mouth, the latter becomes useless.anzart
  • If tar comes before honey to the mouth, the honey serves no purpose.anzart
  • The components obtained by distillation of coal tar are as shown below.fcbond
  • I just can't get the tar off the jacket.AlanF_US
  • About how much does it cost to have a dentist remove cigarette tar from your teeth?fcbond
  • The road was paved in tar.arnxy20
  • The road was paved with tar.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tar

as a noun

plural
tars

as a verb

past tense
tared
present participle
taring
third-person singular
tars
past participle
tarred