Tra từ tin - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

tin [tin tins tinned tinning] BrE [tɪn] NAmE [tɪn] noun

1. uncountable (symb. Sn)a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from rusting
•a tin mine
•a tin box
2. countable (also ˌtin ˈcan) (both BrE) (also can NAmE, BrE)~ (of sth) a metal container in which food and drink is sold; the contents of one of these containers
•a tin of beans
• Next, add two tins of tomatoes.
3. countable (BrE) (also can NAmE, BrE)~ (of sth) a metal container with a lid, in the shape of a ↑cylinder, in which paint, glue, etc. is sold and stored; the contents of one of these containers
•a tin of varnish
• The bedroom needed three tins of paint (= in order to paint it).
4. countable a metal container with a lid used for keeping food in
•a biscuit/cake/cookie tin
5. countable (BrE) (NAmE pan)a metal container used for cooking food in
•a cake tin
Idiom: ↑does what it says on the tin
See also: ↑can ▪ ↑pan ▪ ↑tin can

Word Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn.

Example Bank:
•Store the seeds in an airtight tin.
•Line the cake tin with greaseproof paper.
•The bedroom needed three tins of paint.
•This cake will keep moist for several days if stored in an airtight tin.
•a cake/biscuit/cookie tin