Tang

/tæɳ/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A strong, sharp taste or smell: A distinctive, often pungent flavor or aroma, typically sharp, spicy, or acidic.
    • A distinctive quality or characteristic: A trace or suggestion of a particular feeling or attribute.
    • A slender projecting part or prong: The projecting shank, tongue, or prong of a tool (like a knife, file, or chisel) that fits into a handle.
    • A sharp ringing sound: A clear, ringing, or resonant sound, like that of a bell.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Taste/Smell):
    • The salad dressing had a pleasant tang of lemon and garlic.
    • The sea air carried a salty tang.
  • Noun (Characteristic):
    • His humor often has a bitter tang of cynicism.
    • There was a tang of nostalgia in her stories.
  • Noun (Tool Part):
    • The knife's tang extends fully through the handle for better balance.
    • Make sure the file's tang is securely fitted into the wooden handle.
  • Noun (Sound):
    • The hammer struck the anvil with a metallic tang.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a tang of (something)": To possess a noticeable trace or flavor of something.
    • The sauce has a tang of chili and ginger.
  • "on the tang": A phrase sometimes used in toolmaking to refer to the part of the blade that is inserted into the handle.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tangy (adj): Having a strong, sharp, often pleasant taste or smell.
    • The cheese was sharp and tangy.
  • Sea tang (n): The characteristic smell of the sea air.
    • We could smell the sea tang long before we saw the ocean.
Synonyms
  • Zest: A quality of excitement and piquancy (for taste/character).
  • Piquancy: A pleasantly sharp or stimulating quality.
  • Pungency: A sharply strong taste or smell.
  • Shank: The long, slender part of a tool (for the tool part).
  • Ring: A clear, resonant sound.
Related Phrases
  • Tang and groove: A type of joint in woodworking where a projecting ridge (tang) fits into a corresponding groove. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related concept, not as a definition of "tang" alone).
Related Idioms
  • A tang of the sea: Refers to the fresh, salty smell associated with the ocean.
    • As we approached the coast, we caught a tang of the sea on the breeze.
Noun
  1. any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria
  2. any of various coarse seaweeds
  3. brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
  4. a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
  5. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  6. the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
  7. a tart spicy quality

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