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Tuns

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
2.nounA fermenting vat.
3.nounAn old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
4.nounA weight of 2,240 pounds.
5.nounAn indefinite large quantity.
6.nounA drunkard.
7.nounAny shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
8.nounThe cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.
9.verbTo put into tuns, or casks.
10.nounA part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

Synonyms

alcoholicsousesuck-pintbuttloadattunedadjustedtemperedkeyedcasksmashcransanger
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