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{
"term": "tin",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/pa/packaging.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a metal container in which food is sold; the contents of one of these containers",
"sensetop": "tin of something",
"labels": "(British English)North American English, British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Open the tin and drain the tuna."
},
{
"text": "a tin of beans/soup",
"contextForm": "tin of something"
},
{
"text": "Next, add two tins of tomatoes."
},
{
"text": "a sardine tin"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["baking", "roasting", "cake"],
"tin + noun": ["opener"],
"preposition": ["in a/the tin", "tin of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a metal container with a lid (= cover), in the shape of a cylinder, in which paint, glue, etc. is sold and stored; the contents of one of these containers",
"sensetop": "tin of something",
"labels": "(British English)North American English, British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a tin of varnish",
"contextForm": "tin of something"
},
{
"text": "The bedroom needed three tins of paint *(= in order to paint it)*."
},
{
"text": "a paint tin"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["baking", "roasting", "cake"],
"tin + noun": ["opener"],
"preposition": ["in a/the tin", "tin of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a metal container with a lid (= cover) used for keeping food in",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a biscuit/cake/cookie tin"
},
{
"text": "Store the seeds in an airtight tin."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["baking", "roasting", "cake"],
"tin + noun": ["opener"],
"preposition": ["in a/the tin", "tin of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a metal container used for cooking food in",
"labels": "(British English)North American English",
"cefr": "b1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a cake/loaf tin"
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["baking", "roasting", "cake"],
"tin + noun": ["opener"],
"preposition": ["in a/the tin", "tin of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from rusting.",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a tin mine"
},
{
"text": "a tin box"
},
{
"text": "a tin roof/shack/shed"
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that something is as good or effective as it claims to be, or that it really does what it claims to do. This expression is especially used when you are comparing advertisements with actual products.",
"labels": "(informal, saying)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I paid £150 for this camera and am more than happy with it. It does exactly what it says on the tin!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very nervous",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was like a cat on a hot tin roof before her driving test."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tɪn/",
"audio": "ti/tin/tin__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tɪn/",
"audio": "ti/tin/tin__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn."
}