Tin

Quick meaning: Tin is a noun meaning (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

Meaning

(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

More Meanings

1. (metonymic) Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
2. (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
3. (countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
4. Made of tin.
5. (slang, dated, uncountable) money, especially silver money.
6. (slang, uncountable) computer hardware.
7. (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, countable) An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.

Example Sentences

roasting tin

Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.

a tin of baked beans; a tobacco tin; a tin of shoe polish

The roof was made of tin, which had been cut with tin snips.

Word Forms

• tins
• tinning
• tinned

Synonyms for tin

Depending on context, synonyms include can, tinnen, tinplate, canister, put up, cannister.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include canister, cannister, put up, sn, can, stannum.

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