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tin pan alley
nounLow
/ˌtɪn pæn ˈæli/A nickname for the popular music industry, originally referring to a specific district in New York City.
tin pants
nounRare
/ˌtɪn ˈpænts/A garment, typically waterproof trousers, made of oilskin or similar material.
tin parachute
nounLow
/tɪn ˈpærəʃuːt/A contractual clause providing benefits to non-executive employees during corporate takeovers or mergers.
tin pest
nounLow
/ˈtɪn ˌpest/An allotropic transformation of pure tin from a silvery, metallic beta form to a brittle, gray, powdery alpha form at low temperatures.
tin plate
nounverbC1
/ˌtɪn ˈpleɪt/a thin sheet of iron or steel coated with tin to prevent rusting.
tin pyrites
nounC2
/ˌtɪn ˈpaɪ.raɪts/A pale yellow, bronze, or brownish mineral consisting of a sulfide of tin and copper, also known as stannite.
tin soldier
nounC1
/ˌtɪn ˈsəʊl.dʒə(r)/A small toy soldier traditionally made of tin or a similar metal alloy.
tin spirit
nounLow
/tɪn ˈspɪrɪt/The fundamental or most elementary essence or character of something; the most basic, unpretentious, and often unrefined quality or energy.
tin whistle
nounlow
/ˌtɪn ˈwɪsl/A simple wind instrument consisting of a metal tube with finger holes, played by blowing into a fipple mouthpiece.
tin-opener
nounB1
/ˈtɪn ˌəʊpənə/A handheld kitchen tool specifically designed to cut open sealed tin cans.
tin-panning
nounVery Low
/ˈtɪn ˌpæn.ɪŋ/The process of panning for tin ore.
tina
nounLow
/ˈtiːnə/A given name, typically female, of Greek origin meaning 'follower of Christ', also modern slang for the drug methamphetamine.
tinamou
nounLow
/ˈtɪnəmuː/A secretive, ground-dwelling bird native to Central and South America, superficially resembling a partridge or grouse.
tinbergen
nounLow
/ˈtɪnˌbɜːɡən/A proper noun referring to the surname of two famous Dutch Nobel Prize-winning brothers: Nikolaas (Niko) Tinbergen, an ethologist, and Jan Tinbergen, an economist.
tincal
nounExtremely Rare
/ˈtɪŋkəl/The crude, unrefined native borax, as originally imported from Tibet, typically found in greyish lumps.
tinct
adjectivenounverb-transitiveVery Low (Archaic/Literary)
/tɪŋkt/A slight trace or tinge of colour, flavour, or quality; a small amount.
tincture
nounverbverb-transitiveC2
/ˈtɪŋ(k)tʃə/A medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol.
tindal
nounVery Low / Historical / Regional
/ˈtɪndəl/An overseer or foreman, particularly of a group of laborers or in a military context in South Asia during the colonial period.
tinder
nounB2
/ˈtɪndə/Material, such as dry wood or moss, that catches fire easily and is used to start a fire.
tinderbox
nounC2
/ˈtɪndəbɒks/A container holding dry flammable material (tinder, flint, steel) for starting a fire.

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