A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
A file produced by such a program.
A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).
To coat with tar.
To besmirch.
The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.
Initialism of Tibet Autonomous Region, an administrative region of China.
A village in Hungary.
PIE word *dóru From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Proto-Indo-European *derwo-, from *dóru (“tree”). See also...
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To create a tar archive.