Tin vs Slim - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between tin and slim

is that tin is a malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn while slim is a type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

As adjectives the difference between tin and slim

is that tin is made of tin while slim is slender, thin.

As verbs the difference between tin and slim

is that tin is to place into a tin in order to preserve while slim is to lose weight in order to achieve slimness.

As an initialism TIN

is taxpayer Identification Number.

tin

English

(wikipedia tin)

Noun

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

(NZ, British, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.

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

muffin tin

roasting tin

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

(slang, dated, uncountable) money

(Beaconsfield)

Synonyms

* (airtight container) can (especially US), tin can

Derived terms

* alpha tin * beta tin * gray tin, grey tin * indium tin oxide * lead-tin * organotin * tetraethyl tin, tetraethyltin * tetraphenyl tin, tetraphenyltin * tin bath * tin can * tin chloride * tin cry * tin dichloride * tin dioxide * tin disease * tin foil * tin Lizzie * tin man * tin oxide * tin pentachloride * tin pest * tin protochloride * tin salt * tin snips * tin tabernacle * tin tetrachloride * tin tetraethyl * tin tetraphenyl * tin-plate * tin-plated * tin-white cobalt * tinnie * tinny * tributyl tin, tributyltin * trimethyl tin, trimethyltin * (do) what it says on the tin * white tin

Adjective

(-)

Made of tin.

Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

* 1939 , George Orwell, "Coming up for Air", London: Victor Gollancz.

133;] in fact he was a big noise, literally, in the Baptist Chapel, known locally as the Tin Tab[ernacle] - whereas my family were 'church' and Uncle Ezekiel was an infidel at that.

Derived terms

* tin tabernacle * tin bath

Verb

(tinn)

To place into a tin in order to preserve.

To cover with tin.

To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

Derived terms

* tinned dog

Anagrams

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slim

English

Adjective

(slimmer)

Slender, thin.

# (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.

Movie stars are usually slim , attractive, and young.

# (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.

# (of an object) Long and narrow.

# (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.

(of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.

I'm afraid your chances are quite slim .

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=January 15 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Man City 4 - 3 Wolves , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Wolves' debatable third in the last 10 minutes, with the ball only crossing the line by the slimmest of margins if at all, ensured a cracking finale, although City would have been left aggrieved had they let the win slip. }}

(South Africa) Sly, crafty.

Synonyms

* See also

Noun

(en noun)

A type of cigarette substantially longer and thinner than normal cigarettes.

I only smoke slims .

(East Africa) AIDS, or the chronic wasting associated with its later stages.

* {{quote-book, 2003, Charled F. Gilks, editors=David A. Warrell et al., chapter=HIV in the Developing World, Oxford Textbook of Medicine, edition=4th ed., volume=Volume 1 citation

, passage=As in the West, only about 50 per cent of patients with slim fully investigated will have a putative pathogen identified.}}

(slang, uncountable) Cocaine.

Alternative forms

* (AIDS) Slim

Verb

To lose weight in order to achieve slimness

Anagrams

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