Definition of tinfoil
: a paper-thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin-lead alloy
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Examples of tinfoil in a Sentence
Wrap the leftover food in tinfoil.
Recent Examples of tinfoil from the Web
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These were the dark days of telephone booths (and long distance charges), rabbit-ear TV antennas wrapped with tinfoil to enhance reception, and cameras with flashcubes perched on top.
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When the crane comes from the oven, peel off the tinfoil and the feathered skin.
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Officers asked to search the vehicle and found several syringes with fluid in them and tinfoil with a powdery substance, police said.
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Everybody out there who's got issues, everybody who has got their tinfoil hat on that the white helmets did it, and Russia said the British did the chemical attack.
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Emily Fightmaster takes the stage in full tinfoil garb, belting out a hopeful tune as a gender-neutral alien.
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On Tuesday night, Sean Hannity went into full tinfoil-hat mode, declaiming that the plot against Trump is nothing short of staggering: This ... is so much bigger than Watergate.
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Multiple Gunmen Perhaps the most enduring conspiracy theory owes its origins not to some crank in a tinfoil hat but rather to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Here’s how: Set your oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil for easy cleanup.
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First Known Use of tinfoil
14th century
TINFOIL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tinfoil for English Language Learners
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: a thin sheet of shiny metal that is used especially for cooking or storing food
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Definition of tinfoil for Students
: a thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or an alloy of tin and lead
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