Catch some rays (3 letters)

{ Answer }

TAN

{ Related Clues }

Color
Ecru
Farmer's ___
Spank
Sun
Thrash
Whip
Whup
Almost burn
Bather's goal
Beach acquisition
Beach shade
Biscuit or almond
Brown from the beach
Color of sand
Convert to leather
Go for the bronze?
Hawaiian souvenir?
Leatherize hides
Light color
Oribi's hue
Pongee color
Prepare leather
Salon acquisition
Shoe shade
Sun-kissed
Sunbather's shade
Sunlamp product
"Tall, ___, and terrific"
Ant turns color
Fancy calculator button
Like many lifeguards
Like sandpaper, typically
Spank but good
Whip but good
"The Joy Luck Club" author
Result of some time in a bed?
Something some people return from vacation with

{ Tags }

acquisition, beach, bronze, brown, but, color, get, go, goal, good, leather, light, neutral, shade, shoe, some, spank, sun, tan, thrash, whip

{ Notes }

The answer TAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TAN as a noun:

1. (tan, suntan, sunburn, burn) = a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun

2. (tan, topaz) = a light brown the color of topaz

3. (tangent, tan) = ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

TAN as a verb:

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

2. (tan, bronze) = get a tan, from wind or sun

TAN as an adjective:

1. of a light yellowish-brown color