tin
noun
a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Sn; 118.69; 50; 7.31 at 20°C.
tins
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pluralof tin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof tin (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
tinnouna low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Sn; 118.69; 50; 7.31 at 20°C.
Example Sentences
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As well as offering the few tins it had secured as a prize for its readers, it reported that thanks to “quiet diplomacy” between the magazine and AB Foods, negotiations are advancing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Across the city in a suburb of Beirut, kitchen shelves were stacked with sauces and tins crowded the walls as volunteers prepared green beans and fried rice balls.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The appeal is aesthetics — both assembling and filling the tins are supposed to be a pretty activity.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
He returned the comb to his pocket, stepped off the tins and put them back with the bottle and swab and broom.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
