tin
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
Noun 4 meanings
A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
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.”
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”
A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
Adjective 3 meanings
Made of tin.
Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
Made of aluminum.
Verb 3 meanings
To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
To cover with tin.
To coat with solder
Etymology
From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.
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TIN at a glance
TIN has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,739 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with tin
All rhymes- MARTIN8
- BULLETIN10
- SATIN5
- ACTIN7
- GELATIN8
- CHROMATIN16
- KERATIN11
- STATIN6
- BIOTIN8
- CRETIN8
- LEPTIN8
- PECTIN10
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