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 Thanks in part to that retirement party, Sacramento library patrons can check out hundreds of different pans, muffin tins and cookie cutters from the Shari Nichelini Cake Pan Library. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Her home is built of tin and a tarp, constructed under a flyover in the capital New Delhi. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 Each tin contains 16 baked pastry flutes filled with chocolate and hazelnut. — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin

Noun

Brent is trading above $110 a barrel, of which perhaps $40 could be attributed to geopolitical risk.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The global average jet fuel price is currently hovering around $196 a barrel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

Dub’s classic elements are present in the bass and drum groove, the offbeat accents and the play of echo, but McDoom balances them carefully against her sonorous voice.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
When the track properly kicks in, the guitar strums, drums, and vocals are all present and well-balanced, with no element outshining another.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026