tin

noun · adjective · verbA1

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Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
tins
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    (countable, metonymically, uncountable)(metonymic) Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.

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

    Đồng nghĩa: tinplate

  3. 3.

    (Commonwealth, UK, countable)(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.

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

    Several tins of paint were needed to paint the house.

    empty tins, cans, and plastic containers are recycled in the blue bins.

    Đồng nghĩa: can

  4. 4.

    (countable)A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.

    muffin tin

    roasting tin

    baking tin

  5. 5.

    (countable)(countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.

  6. 6.

    (dated, slang, uncountable)money, especially silver money.

  7. 7.

    (slang, uncountable)computer hardware.

Tính từ

adjective
  1. 1.

    (not comparable)Made of tin.

  2. 2.

    (not comparable)Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

  3. 3.

    (not comparable)Made of aluminum.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
tins
V_ing/Gerund
tinning
V_ed/pp
tinned
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.

  2. 2.

    (transitive)To cover with tin.

  3. 3.

    (transitive) To coat with solder

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

tinplatecancan#Etymology 2airtight container can#Etymology 2 especially US, tin can

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

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

Nguồn dữ liệu: freedict, wiktionary · cập nhật 16/8/2026

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