Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 103 compound words that contain tins. The most common are listed below. Open tins in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- biscuit tinsplural of biscuit tin: A medium-sized metal container with removable lid used to store biscuits and keep them fresh.
- mess tinsplural of mess tin: A portable container for cooking or serving food, originally for military use, and generally of a rounded rectangular form.
- baking tinsplural of baking tin: A deep baking tray that may be used in making cakes etc.
- cake tinsplural of cake tin: The tin in which a cake is baked.
- muffin tinsplural of muffin tin: muffin pan
- pie tinsplural of pie tin: The tin in which a pie is baked and stored; a pie pan.
- pre-tinsthird-person singular simple present indicative of pre-tin: To coat (a metal) with solder or tin alloy prior to soldering or brazing it.
- snap-tinsplural of snap-tin: A metal lunchbox (food container).
- roasting tinsplural of roasting tin: A kitchen utensil used for roasting.
- tommy tinsplural of tommy tin: A ration of tinned food of the type given to British soldiers.
Compound words 103
- martinsplural of martin: Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- TinsleyA suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
- statinsplural of statin: Any of a class of drugs, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
- lectinsplural of lectin: Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates.
- cretinsplural of cretin: A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
- Austinsplural of Austin: A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
- GittinsA surname.
- TinsmanA surname from German.
- pectinsplural of pectin: A plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies.
- keratinsplural of keratin: The protein of which hair and nails are composed.