tin
/tɪn/
adjective
- Made of or covered with tin.
- The old tin roof rattled in the wind.
- She collected tin soldiers from the antique shop.
- The toy was a simple tin car painted red.
verb
- To preserve food by sealing it in a tin can.
- They tin the peaches every summer to enjoy them in winter.
- The factory tins vegetables from local farms.
- My grandmother used to tin her own jam.
noun
- A soft, silvery-white metal that is used to coat other metals to prevent rust, and to make alloys like bronze.
- Many food cans are made from steel coated with a thin layer of tin.
- Tin is often mixed with copper to make bronze.
- The roof was made of corrugated tin.
- A metal container, usually cylindrical, used for storing food, drinks, or other products.
- The cookies were stored in a decorative tin.
- She opened a tin of beans for dinner.
- He bought a tin of paint to touch up the fence.
- The contents of a tin container.
- He drank a tin of soda while watching the game.
- I ate a whole tin of tuna for lunch.
- She added a tin of tomatoes to the sauce.
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