tin (Meaning)
tin (n)
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
tin (v)
plate with tin
preserve in a can or tin
prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
tin (n.)
An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.
Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.
Money.
tin (v. t.)
To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tin
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tin Sentence Examples
- The vintage car had a lustrous tin body that glimmered in the sunlight.
- The canned tuna was packed in a sealed tin to preserve its freshness.
- The roof of the barn was covered in rusty tin sheets.
- The old metal box was made of corrugated tin, providing extra durability.
- The soldiers wore tin helmets to protect their heads from shrapnel.
- The toy train whistle produced a shrill tin-like sound.
- The discarded tin can lay crumpled on the side of the road.
- The artist used tin foil to create a shimmering mosaic on the wall.
- The wind howled through the loose tin panels of the abandoned building.
- The lid of the tin box popped off with a sharp tinny noise.
FAQs About the word tin
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterit
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The vintage car had a lustrous tin body that glimmered in the sunlight.
The canned tuna was packed in a sealed tin to preserve its freshness.
The roof of the barn was covered in rusty tin sheets.
The old metal box was made of corrugated tin, providing extra durability.
