A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.

The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.

The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.

A dynasty in Chinese history, from a. d. 618 to 905, distinguished by the founding of the Imperial Academy (the Hanlin), by the invention of printing, and as marking a golden age of literature.

the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

Chinese dynasty, 618-907

The tongue of a buckle.

A rearward projecting tongue on a receiver or frame to which the buttstock is attached. Some parts of the operating mechanism of a firearm may also pass through the tang. A gun may have either or both an upper and lower tang.

See tongue

Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.

A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).

brown algae seaweed with serrated edges

any of various coarse seaweeds

common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure

any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria

Tangs are a saltwater fish which inhabit shallow reefs and beds of seagrass from the east coast of Africa northward to the Red Sea, and over the broad span of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. The ideal temperature of their habitat is between the middle 70s and low 80s Fahrenheit (25 to 30 °C). The Zebrasoma comprise seven species of pointed-snout, disc-like bodied, sail-like finned, single peduncular-spined fishes.

The part of the sidestand that sticks out, intended for you to put your toe on to lower the side stand while seated on the bike.

The flattened end of a taper shank, intended to fit into a driving slot in a socket.

Tang is a sugared, fruit-flavored, uncarbonated soft drink from the USA. The original orange flavored Tang was formulated by General Foods Corporation in 1957 and first marketed (in powdered form) in 1959. It was initially intended as a breakfast drink, but sales were poor until NASA began using it on Gemini flights in 1965.

A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.

A fitting, often of sheet metal, used to attach standing rigging to a spar, or to the hull.

Of a shoulder arm, the metal strip attached to the barrel or receiver and extending toward the butt, by means of which the barrel is secured to the stock.

a tart spiciness

To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.

To make a ringing sound; to ring.

a Toronto based artist whose work has been shown locally for over a decade

A tool or arm for holding a diamond while it is being ground or polished against a scaife.

a project for 3D rending the medical image.

A projection in an object that is used to connect to another object.

An extension of the receiver into the stock.