tin
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- noun
- /tɪn/
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lata (envase)
- The baker greased the tin before pouring in the batter.
- tin cans
- muffin tin
- tin container
So it comes in sort of a tin jug or jar.
- So it comes in sort of a tin jug or jar.
- You know there've been tins of peas processed.
- Each little box has a little mini gold tin of tea.
- And I'm going to now hold this tin for just a few seconds.
- So so this really cute little heart-shaped tin, let me show you up close.
- I put a like a muffin tin in the dishwasher.
- No, we should be putting the tin out on the top and turning it that way.
- We broke, broke, broke into the youth centre and stole a tin box.
- So they would make a mess of the tin.
Examples
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She opened a tin of soup to make lunch.
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It now comes down to the tin of yams.
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No, we should be putting the tin out on the top and turning it that way.
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No one has received so much as a single tin of food or a bottle of water.
Academic text (1998) -
Each little box has a little mini gold tin of tea.
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You can cut a tin can as easily as a tomato.
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These sardines and tin fish are so good for you.
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Both mother and son looked expectantly at the tin box the Earl carried under his arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
Baxter's mum stopped by with a tin of biscuits, so we're just, we're just having a laugh.
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He kept his fishing tackle in a sturdy tin to protect it from rust.
Synonyms
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A sealed metal container for food or drink
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A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
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A metal container for keeping dry food like tea or flour
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A small metal container for keeping food or drink
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A metal or plastic container used to store ground coffee
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A metal pan people use to bake cakes
Idioms
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Compounds
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An area in New York where many popular songwriters and music publishers worked in the early 1900s
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Putting a thin layer of tin on metal to stop rust and make it look better
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White tin turns into grey powder at low temperatures and makes metal crumble
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A change in tin that makes it break easily and turn into grey powder in very cold weather
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Etymology
Tin for a metal container comes from the name of the metal; because these boxes were made of tin, people started to call the box a 'tin', which is why we still say 'a tin of biscuits'.