what does tin mean?
TIN as NOUN
- Meaning
- airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
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- Meaning
- metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
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Hypernyms(s) tin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- 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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Hypernyms(s) tin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TIN as VERB
- Meaning
- prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
Hypernyms(s) tin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- tinned foods are not very tasty
Hypernyms(s) tin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) tin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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