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Tin

/ˈtɪn/
A lightweight, silvery metal often used to make cans and other containers.

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This word has no antonyms

Examples:

Can we open this tin of beans?He kept his snacks in a colorful tin box.

Etymology:

etymology
The word tin originates from the Old English tin, which comes from Proto-Germanic tinom and is related to the Latin stagnum meaning an alloy of silver and lead.

Usage Statistics:

25 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Often
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