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 After being asked to step out of the chair, a police dog identifies a tin of Altoids in the artist’s pocket. — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026 Many were injured, and there was insufficient food—including eight chocolate bars, some wine, two tins of mussels—to support survivors. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026 Critics say the government’s response has been slow and tin-eared. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 Many of the colorful tins popular on social media, such as those from Fishwife, are packed in sauces, oils or other flavorful ingredients. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tin

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tin

Noun

The core of the plan is a coordinated release of 100 million barrels through the IEA over four months, with a large share of diesel front-loaded into the first 20 days.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
After all, what could go wrong sitting atop three million barrels of oil while a hostile country fires missiles and drones at it?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of barrel

Noun

Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026