Synonym: Sn, atomic number 50, can, canister, cannister, put up, tin can. Similar words: tiny, let in, get in, putin, satin, stint, put in, Latin. Meaning: [tɪn] n. 1. a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide 2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour 3. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. v. 1. plate with tin 2. preserve in a can or tin 3. prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface.
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121, Run a blunt knife around the inside edge of the tin and turn out the cake on to a wire rack to cool.
122, Copper, zinc, arsenic and tungsten are associated with tin in quartz-tourmaline veins.
123, You find a parallel world that knows great beauty but can speak only through a tiny box of plastic and tin.
124, Going to the kitchen window, the biscuit tin still in her hands, she saw an extraordinary sight.
125, Spread white chocolate layer over plain chocolate in tin, then add remaining chocolate layer.
126, Tip the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes or until the sponge is springy to the touch.
127, Gun Metal A copper based alloy including tin which was originally used for casting cannons.
128, When the tin price collapsed, the miners formulated a plan to keep the mines open under their control with reduced costs.
129, As with Cornish tin the profits were creamed by the London capitalists who financed a good many undertakings.
130, Spread half the cake mixture into a greased and lined cake tin.
131, Swilled quickly in a tin bath, it hung over the nurse's hand like a wet sock.
132, He invented the Cornish engine, a beam engine of Brobdingnagian proportions used mainly for pumping water out of tin mines.
133, Water lilies in a pool outside the coffee area were made of tin sprayed to look like copper.
134, The top right-hand drawer of the desk contained the traditional little tin box and a pistol.
135, The older man plays an accordion, and the younger one plays a tin whistle in the musical interlude.
136, The fence was sheltered on three sides by a screen of scrap lumber and flattened tin cans.
137, The tin pot of coffee was still warm, and I poured a cup.
138, Also avoid tinned foods, because the phenolic resin that is used to line the tin can contaminate the food.
139, Even serious broadsheets have carried stories about a bee in a bun and a metal bolt in a tin of spaghetti sauce.
140, She lifts a cake tin out of her tote bag.
141, Leave to cool slightly in the tin before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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142, Tip: Do not overcook cake as it will dry out while cooling in tin.
143, It was soon ablaze, with the empty tin and rubber gloves buried deep in its midst.
144, Mr Wood helped him into the kitchen while Mrs Wood filled an old tin bath with warm water.
145, And as for that little Crispin, when he comes here he never has his hand out of the biscuit tin.
146, Rin Tin Tin barked in sync, but the cowboys kept talking long after their mouths were closed.
147, Her eyes flickered over the narrow little store, its high tin ceiling strung with sooty cobwebs.
148, Another little group lines up with empty tin cans by the single water truck, waiting for the daily ration.
149, You want to nibble every biscuit in the tin, and nothing will ever change you!
150, Some contamination by heavy metals was detected, notably in the industrial areas of Fife, and also more widely by tin.