Thesaurus results for TIN

tin

noun

ˈtin

Definition of tin

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder row upon row of tins containing food for an emergency that never happened

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Recent Examples of tin Let the muffins cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 Place flags and shiny or noisy objects like tin pie pans or aluminum cans nearby. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026 Even the palettes forgo traditional mirrors and utilize innovative polished tin. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 However, for the new system, the engineers turned to tin-vacancy (SnV) centers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin

Noun

Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The president withdrew consideration for a ban after the Group of Seven agreed last week to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from its emergency stocks.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

The longer the song goes on, the more the relentless pulse of the drums starts to seem indifferent and mechanical, an actual machine with no awareness of human life, while the drones grow longer and feel more and more like deep sighs.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
At first, there was almost nothing onstage — no drums, just microphone stands on an undulating platform surrounding the venue’s Snake Pit.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of drum

Noun

The other bucket, execution, is where automation makes a difference.

— Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026