tin
🇺🇸
/tɪn/
🇬🇧
/tɪn/
noun
B1
a metal can for food or its contents
Add two tins of tomatoes to the pot.
B1
a metal can with a lid for paint, glue, etc. or its contents
We bought three tins of paint for the room.
R
a metal container with a lid for storing food
Keep the seeds in a sealed tin.
R
a metal pan for baking food
Pour the batter into a cake tin.
B2
a soft silver-white metal used to prevent rust
The area has a rich tin mine.
translation
a metal can for food or its contents; a metal can with a lid for paint, glue, etc. or its contents; a metal container with a lid for storing food; a metal pan for baking food; a soft silver-white metal used to prevent rust
Word Forms
Plural
tins