Real Dictionary

tin
uncountable noun: Tin is a soft silvery-white metal.

tin in American English
a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures and used in making shiny alloys and tinfoils, solders, utensils, tin plate, superconducting magnets, etc.: symbol, Sn; at. no., 50
adjective: made or consisting of tin or tin plate
noun: a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders; at. wt.: 118.69; at. no.: 50; sp. gr.: 7.31 at 20°C
noun: taxpayer identification number
transitive verb: to cover or coat with tin

tin in British English
noun: a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for