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 One of our editors likes to make these in mini-muffin tins for bite-size treats; just adjust cooking time accordingly. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 6 Sep. 2026 Made from vintage tin signs scavenged from around Brooklyn, it's poetically anchored in the borough’s history, while also signaling the neighborhood’s future—just like the hotel itself. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026 As the Timber fire continued to burn, firefighting crews over the weekend wrapped a historic cabin in Big Sur built by settler John Pfieiffer in a fire retardant material that looks similar to tin foil, KSBW reported. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Rodriguez never leaves home without his little tin of Jacobsen sea salt, because why sit through an underseasoned meal that could otherwise be delicious? — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

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Noun

As the name suggests, The AlphaCore 800 doubles the capacity of its predecessor AlphaCore 400 and is designed to produce 800 barrels per day or 30,000 tonnes per year (30 kt/a) of FT output from a single reactor.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
But the pace picks up after that and barrels toward the inevitable violent conclusion as the narrative threads all come together.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

His band turned the song into a headbanger’s delight; Jay remained steady and regal over the crunching guitar chords and cathartic drum kicks.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Remember that blankets need enough space in the washing machine drum to move freely and rinse adequately, so don’t add a throw to a heavy or already packed laundry load.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of drum

Noun

Newer chains like Raising Cane’s, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Wingstop focused on chicken tenders and sauces, making KFC’s buckets of bone-in chicken look out of date.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Compared to the rapidly declining number of referrals from traditional search engines — which once numbered in the tens of millions — these AI clicks are a tiny drop in the bucket.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026