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noun

• a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

• a light brown the color of topaz

• ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

adjective satellite

• of a light yellowish-brown color

verb

• treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather

• get a tan, from wind or sun

28%6Like sandpaper
adjective satellite

• composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

• willing to face danger

28%8Sandpaper-like
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

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