Tin (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Tin Can
• Can

Hypernyms

• Container

Hyponyms

• Beer Can
• Caddy
• Cannikin
• Coffee Can
• Oilcan
• Soda Can
• Milk Can

Related Words

• Tin (verb)

Meaning ²

A vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Meaning ³

Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Canister
• Cannister

Hypernyms

• Container

Related Words

• Tin (verb)

Meaning ⁴

A silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Synonyms

• Atomic Number 50
• Sn

Hypernyms

• Metal

Related Words

• Tin (verb)
• Tinny (adjective)