1
: a soft faintly bluish-white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element with atomic number 50 that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used especially in containers, as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys
—often used before another noun
tin cans
a tin roof
see Chemical Elements Table
2
plural tins
a
: a box, can, pan, vessel, or a sheet made of tinplate
broadly
: such a container of any metal (such as aluminum)
b
: a metal container and its contents
a tin of tomatoes
tin
adjective
tinned; tinning
1
: to cover or plate with tin or a tin alloy
2
: to put up or pack in tins : can
tinned peaches
taxpayer identification number
Examples of tin in a Sentence
Noun
row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Thanksgiving Tin Foil Containers: $14.95 (Amazon) Use these festive tins from Amazon to carry your Thanksgiving treats to your holiday parties.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Published on June 20, 2024 Francisco Nogueira For decades, American travelers skipped the tile and tinned fish capital of Europe for the glitz and glam of the Med.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
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Noun
The company offers two sizes of burlap gift bags, and the larger of them can hold as many as 16 different spice tins.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Thanksgiving Tin Foil Containers: $14.95 (Amazon) Use these festive tins from Amazon to carry your Thanksgiving treats to your holiday parties.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
The menu includes dishes such as toast and tinned fish, pate de campagne with grainy mustard and cornichons, and Siberian caviar service with crème fraiche, chives, and potato chips.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2024
Published on June 20, 2024 Francisco Nogueira For decades, American travelers skipped the tile and tinned fish capital of Europe for the glitz and glam of the Med.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
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tin
2 of 2 verb
tinned; tinning
1
: to cover or plate with tin or a mixture of tin with another metal
2
: to put up or pack in tins : can
Medical Definition
tin
noun
: a soft faintly bluish white lustrous low-melting crystalline metallic element that is malleable and ductile at ordinary temperatures and that is used as a protective coating, in tinfoil, and in soft solders and alloys
—symbol Sn
see Chemical Elements Table
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