tinˈfoil noun

Tin or (now) tin-lead alloy (or aluminium) in thin sheets, eg for wrapping foodstuffs

tin god noun

1. An overbearing, dictatorial person
2. Someone or something misguidedly revered

tin hat noun (informal)

A military steel helmet

tinˈhorn noun (orig and esp US)

1. A flashy, small-time gambler
2. A pretentious but worthless person

adjective

Pretentious but inferior

tin lizzie noun (old inf, chiefly N American)

An old or decrepit motor car, esp a Model T Ford

tinˈman noun

1. A worker in tin
2. A dresser of tin ore
3. A dealer in tinware

tinˈ-opener noun

An instrument for cutting open tins of food, etc

Tin Pan Alley noun

1. Orig a nickname for 28th Street, New York, the centre of the song-publishing district
2. The popular-music-publishing district of a city
3. The realm of popular-music production

tinˈplate noun

Thin sheet iron or steel coated with tin (also adjective)

transitive verb

To coat with tinplate

tinˈpot noun

A pot of or for tin or tinplate

adjective

Paltry, rubbishy

tinˈsmith noun

A worker in tin

tinˈsnips plural noun

A pair of hand-shears for cutting sheet metal, esp tin plate

tin soldier noun

1. A toy soldier made of metal
2. Someone who enjoys playing at being a soldier

tinˈstone noun

Cassiterite, a brown tin dioxide

tinˈ-streamer noun

A person who washes tin from alluvial deposits

tinˈ-streaming noun

tinˈtack noun

A tack coated with tin

tin terne same as terne

tinˈtype noun

A ferrotype

tinˈware noun

Articles made of tin

tin whistle noun

A cheap six-holed metal flageolet

tin works noun

A place where tin is prepared for use

put the tin hat (or lid) on

To finish off, bring to an end, suppress