Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A darkened coloring of the skin resulting from exposure to the sun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to
ultraviolet light. - verb To obtain a suntan by exposure to
ultraviolet light. - verb To attempt to obtain a suntan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb get a tan from being exposed to the sun
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
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Examples
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If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you.
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If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you.
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If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you.
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If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you.
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If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you.
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Toward the end of the dinner, she excused herself to go soak in suntan lotions and to lie down and read.
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Toward the end of the dinner, she excused herself to go soak in suntan lotions and to lie down and read.
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-- Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi accidentally says Obama has "suntan" -- Obama's relatives in Kenya celebrate his win -- Liberal celebrities angry at California's passage of Proposition 8 marriage bill -- White House pet Barney Bush bites a reporter!
Dakota Voice 2008
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-- Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi accidentally says Obama has "suntan" -- Obama's relatives in Kenya celebrate his win -- Liberal celebrities angry at California's passage of Proposition 8 marriage bill -- White House pet Barney Bush bites a reporter!
Dakota Voice 2008
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When it's a sign of leisure to lie in the sun all day while others work in an office, then a suntan is a must-have.
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