Definition: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Main entry: canister, cannister, tin
Definition: metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
Main entry: tin
Definition: a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
Main entry: atomic number 50, tin, Sn
Definition: a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
Main entry: tin
Definition: prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
Definition: preserve in a can or tin
Usage: tinned foods are not very tasty
Main entry: tin
Definition: plate with tin