tin

Meanings

Noun

• A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
• An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food.
• A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
• The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
• Money, especially silver money.
• Computer hardware.

Adjective

• Made of tin.
• Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.

Verb

• To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
• To cover with tin.
• To coat with solder

Related

Similar words

• can , tin can
• tinnen

Origin

• From Middle English tin, from Old English tin, from Proto-West Germanic *tin, from Proto-Germanic *tiną.