Metal tin Synonyms

Definitions for Metal


  • (noun) any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  • (noun) a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
  • (adjective) containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

Definitions for Tin


  • (noun) a metal container in the shape of a cylinder
  • (noun) 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
  • (noun) a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking