Tin (Noun)
Meaning 1
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc..
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She carefully poured the cake batter into the greased tin and slid it into the oven.
- The recipe called for a 9x13 inch tin, but she only had an 8x8 inch one.
- After the cake was baked, she let it cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack.
- The tin was old and worn, but it still produced a beautifully golden-brown crust on the bread.
- She lined the tin with parchment paper to prevent the delicate pastry from sticking.
Meaning 3
Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour.
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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.
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Nouns denoting substances.