tin

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
2. (Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
3. (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
4. (countable) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
5. (dated, slang, uncountable) money, especially silver money.
6. (slang, uncountable) computer hardware.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Made of tin.
2. (not-comparable) Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

Verb

1. (transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
2. (transitive) To cover with tin.
3. (transitive) To coat with solder
4. (transitive) To coat with solder

Synonyms

can

tin can

tinplate

jar

🫙

billycan

box

📦

pot

container

pewter

sheet metal

lead

case

pannikin

aluminum

put up

stannic

stannum

jug

Sn

urn

tin-plate

tin plate

bucket

🪣

chest

pail

canister

bottle

sack

cup

tub

zinc

can

crate

sheet iron

cannister

atomic number 50

cassette

vessel

alloy of iron

silver and antimony

iron sheet

roofing iron

tin pot

tin mug

aluminium

tinnen

barrel

beverage can

billy

bin

Translations

étain

Zinn

estaño

stagno

estanho

tin

κασσίτερος

lata

estany

قصدير

stannum

latta

lata

blik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tin

Inherited from Old English: tin

In summary

From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.