ALL meanings of tin
tin
T t - abbreviation TIN taxpayer identification number. 1
- adjective tin made or consisting of tin or tin plate. 1
- adjective tin false; worthless; counterfeit: a set of tin values. 1
- adjective tin indicating the tenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. 1
- verb with object tin Metallurgy. to cover or coat with tin. to coat with soft solder. 1
- verb with object tin Chiefly British. to preserve or pack (especially food) in cans; can. 1
- verb with object tin to cover (windows and doors in an abandoned or unoccupied building or apartment) with sheets of tin to prevent vandalism or occupancy by vagrants, squatters, etc. 1
- noun tin type of metal 1
- noun tin metallic element 1
- noun tin container: for biscuits, etc. 1
- noun tin can: of food 1
- noun tin can: metal container 1
- noun tin pan for baking 1
- uncountable noun tin Tin is a soft silvery-white metal. 0
- countable noun tin A tin is a metal container which is filled with food and sealed in order to preserve the food for long periods of time. 0
- countable noun tin A tin of food is the amount of food contained in a tin. 0
- countable noun tin A tin is a metal container with a lid in which things such as biscuits, cakes, or tobacco can be kept. 0
- countable noun tin A tin of something is the amount contained in a tin. 0
- countable noun tin A baking tin is a metal container used for baking things such as cakes and bread in an oven. 0
- noun tin a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C 0
- noun tin an airtight sealed container of thin sheet metal coated with tin, used for preserving and storing food or drink 0
- noun tin any container made of metallic tin 0
- noun tin the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold 0
- noun tin corrugated or galvanized iron 0
- noun tin any metal regarded as cheap or flimsy 0
- noun tin a loaf of bread with a rectangular shape, baked in a tin 0
- noun tin money 0
- verb tin to put (food, etc) into a tin or tins; preserve in a tin 0
- verb tin to plate or coat with tin 0
- verb tin to prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface 0
- noun tin a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures and used in making shiny alloys and tinfoils, solders, utensils, tin plate, superconducting magnets, etc.: symbol, Sn; at. no., 50 0
- noun tin tin plate 0
- noun tin a pan, box, etc. made of tin plate 0
- noun tin can2 (sense 2) can2 (sense 3) 0
- verb transitive tin to cover or plate with tin 0
- verb transitive tin can2 (sense 5) 0