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tin | ting |

As a proper noun tin

is .

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

    See also

    * Babbitt metal * bronze * bell metal * cassiterite * die-casting alloy * pewter * phosphor bronze * soft solder * stann-, stanno- * stannane * stannary * stannate * stannic * stannide * stanniferous * stannified * stannine * stannite * stannolite * stannotype * stannous * stannum * white metal

    Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----

    ting

    English

    Etymology 1

    onomatopoeia

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a small metallic bell

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a ting sound
    • When the food was ready, the bell tinged
    See also
    * ding * ding dong * tintinnabulation

    Etymology 2

    Chinese: ?, pinyin: d?ng. (en)

    Alternative forms

    * ding

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
  • The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
    • (Webster 1913) English onomatopoeias ----