Thesaurus results for TIN

tin

noun

ˈtin

Definition of tin

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tin Store in an airtight container or tin or wrapped in parchment paper and then aluminum foil at room temperature for up to 5 days. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Her daughter-in-law, Kimber Renz, salvaged a muffin tin from the rubble. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 The best bells require high-quality bronze, which is 80 parts copper to 20 parts tin. — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026 But once the bronze is no longer available because the tin has become hard to get, people are forced back to figure out ways to work with the iron. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

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Noun

On-again, off-again negotiations have shown little sign of a breakthrough, encouraging oil producers and Gulf nations to seek out other trade routes, some of which are already transporting millions of barrels each day.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Brent is back above $90 a barrel, sending stocks across Asia-Pacific into the red.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

Beard replaced Dan Mitchell on the drums in ZZ Top in 1969 and helped recruit Hill from American Blues.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Then, in the meditation hall, our cheery host suddenly turned serious and began pounding on a 350-year-old drum from a samurai castle used for marking the beginning of chores.

— Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of drum

Noun

Vendors gather their primary ingredient from local elementary schools, where young boys relieve themselves in buckets.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
She was inspired by the example of Sarah Nixon, who, from 2001 to 2021, planted flowers in neighbors’ yards in Toronto and sold weekly flower-bucket and arrangement subscriptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026