EGAVE

tin

About 10.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Tindi.
  2. noun A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  3. noun Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
    The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.
  4. noun An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
    a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish
  5. noun A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
    muffin tin
  6. noun The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
  7. noun money, especially silver money.
  8. noun computer hardware.

Similar words

tin can canister cannister put up sn can stannum stannous cassiterite metal

Often followed by

and of cans can is plate in roof pan

Word family

TIN tinful tinfuls tinned tinning tins

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