tank: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with K
Meaning of tank
noun
A closed container for liquids or gases.
Example: The propane is stored in these tanks.
An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
Example: The contractors installed a new tank with gorgeous fish and corals.
A pond, pool, or small lake (either natural or artificial).
The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
Example: We have brought the van to a garage after we found a leak in the tank.
Listed forms: tanks.
Source: Wiktionary — tank.
verb
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
- Internet
To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet. to flop; drop in popularity (of a musician/group)
To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
- transitive
To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
Example: Concrete below ground must be fully tanked to prevent water uptake.
Listed forms: tanks, tanking, tanked.
Source: Wiktionary — tank.
noun
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
Listed forms: tanks.
Source: Wiktionary — tank.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tank.
noun
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- army tank
- armored combat vehicle
- armoured combat vehicle
noun
a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
- storage tank
noun
as much as a tank will hold
noun
a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- tank car
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tank in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tank
T(1) + A(1) + N(1) + K(5) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tank
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from tank
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tank. Showing up to 24, longest first.