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Definition of "suntan" [suntan]

  • A tan color on the skin resulting from exposure to the sun. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "suntan" in a sentence
  • "If you use those skin tanning products, what I refer to as a suntan in a bottle, I would recommend this product to you."
  • "Toward the end of the dinner, she excused herself to go soak in suntan lotions and to lie down and read."
  • "-- 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!"