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Definition of 'tin'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
  • (NZ|British|countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
  • (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
    • muffin tin
    roasting tin
  • (countable|squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
  • (slang|dated|uncountable) money
    • (Beaconsfield)

    Synonyms

    * (airtight container) can (especially US), tin can

    Derived terms

    * alpha tin * beta tin * gray tin, grey tin * indium tin oxide * lead-tin * organotin * tetraethyl tin, tetraethyltin * tetraphenyl tin, tetraphenyltin * tin bath * tin can * tin chloride * tin cry * tin dichloride (rel-mid3) * tin dioxide * tin disease * tin foil * tin Lizzie * tin man * tin oxide * tin pentachloride * tin pest * tin protochloride * tin salt * tin snips * tin tabernacle (rel-mid3) * tin tetrachloride * tin tetraethyl * tin tetraphenyl * tin-plate * tin-plated * tin-white cobalt * tinnie * tinny * tributyl tin, tributyltin * trimethyl tin, trimethyltin * (do) what it says on the tin * white tin (rel-bottom)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of tin.
  • Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
  • * 1939 , George Orwell, "Coming up for Air", London: Victor Gollancz.
    • [&
  • 133;] in fact he was a big noise, literally, in the Baptist Chapel, known locally as the Tin Tab[ernacle] - whereas my family were 'church' and Uncle Ezekiel was an infidel at that.

    • Derived terms

    * tin tabernacle * tin bath

    Verb

    (tinn)
  • To place into a tin in order to preserve.
  • To cover with tin.
  • To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

    • Derived terms

    * tinned dog

    See also

    (top4) * Babbitt metal * bronze * bell metal * cassiterite * die-casting alloy * pewter (mid4) * phosphor bronze * soft solder * stann-, stanno- * stannane * stannary * stannate (mid4) * stannic * stannide * stanniferous * stannified * stannine * stannite (mid4) * stannolite * stannotype * stannous * stannum * white metal (bottom)

    Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----

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