tin

¹tin

noun \ˈtin\

Definition of TIN

1

: a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys — see element table

2

a : a box, can, pan, vessel, or a sheet made of tinplate; broadly : such a container of any metal (as aluminum) b : a metal container and its contents <a tin of tomatoes>

— tin adjective

— tin·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Examples of TIN

1. <row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened>

Origin of TIN

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zin tin

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to TIN

Synonyms: barrel, canister (also cannister), drum, can

Related Words: bucket, pail; cannikin; tin can

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Rhymes with TIN

bin, blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin