Synonyms of the word

tin

• n. (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and…
• n. (New Zealand, Britain, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve…
• n. (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
• n. (countable, squash (sport)) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with…
• n. (slang, dated, uncountable) money.
• n. (slang, uncountable) Computer hardware.
• adj. Made of tin.
• adj. Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
• v. (transitive) To place into a tin in order to preserve.
• v. (transitive) To cover with tin.
• v. (transitive) To coat with solder in preparation for soldering.

can

• v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
• v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
• v. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To be possible, usually with be.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To know.
• n. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium.
• n. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
• n. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
• n. (archaic) A chamber pot, now (US, slang) a toilet.
• n. (US, slang) A place with a toilet: a lavatory.
• n. (US, slang) Buttocks.
• n. (slang) Jail or prison.
• n. (slang) Headphones.
• n. (obsolete) A drinking cup.
• n. (nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark.
• v. To preserve, by heating and sealing in a can or jar.
• v. to discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
• v. To shut up.
• v. (US, euphemistic) To fire or dismiss an employee.

canister

• n. A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard…
• n. Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
• n. A special short range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed…
• n. A component of canister type protective mask containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter,…
• n. A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
• v. (transitive) To pack into a canister.

cannister

• n. Obsolete form of canister.

container

• n. Someone who contains; something that contains.
• n. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
• n. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
• n. (by extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
• n. (computing) A file format that can hold various types of data.
• n. (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.

keep

• v. To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
• v. (heading, transitive) To hold the status of something.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To hold or be held in a state.
• v. (obsolete) To wait for, keep watch for.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To act as wicket-keeper.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To take care; to be solicitous; to watch.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To be in session; to take place.
• v. (transitive) To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from or violate.
• v. (transitive, dated) To confine oneself to; not to quit; to remain in.
• v. (transitive, dated, by extension) To visit (a place) often; to frequent.
• n. (obsolete) Care, notice.
• n. (historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. (According to, the…
• n. The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
• n. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge.
• n. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case.
• n. (obsolete) That which is kept in charge; a charge.
• n. (engineering) A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place.

metal

• n. (heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.
• n. (heraldry) A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.
• n. Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.
• n. (music) A category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal,…
• n. (archaic) The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.
• n. The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.
• n. (Britain, obsolete, in the plural) The rails of a railway.
• n. (informal, travel, aviation) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.
• adj. (music) Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.
• adj. Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding,…
• v. To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

plate

• n. A flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• n. (uncountable) Such dishes collectively.
• n. The contents of such a dish.
• n. A course at a meal.
• n. (figuratively) An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities.
• n. A flat metallic object of uniform thickness.
• n. A vehicle license plate.
• n. A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating.
• n. A material covered with such a layer.
• n. (dated) A decorative or food service item coated with silver.
• n. (weightlifting) A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell,…
• n. (printing) An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
• n. (printing, photography) An image or copy.
• n. (printing, publishing) An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page…
• n. (dentistry) A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which…
• n. (construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
• n. (Cockney rhyming slang) A foot, from "plates of meat".
• n. (baseball) Home plate.
• n. (geology) A tectonic plate.
• n. (historical) Plate armour.
• n. (herpetology) Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
• n. (engineering, electricity) A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis…
• n. (engineering, electricity) The anode of a vacuum tube.
• n. (obsolete) A coin, usually a silver coin.
• n. (heraldic charge) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
• n. A prize given to the winner in a contest.
• n. (chemistry) Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
• n. (aviation, travel industry, dated) A metallic card, used to imprint tickets with an airline's logo, name,…
• n. (aviation, travel industry, by extension) The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of…
• n. (Australia) A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
• n. One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
• n. A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
• n. (furriers' slang) Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally…
• n. (hat-making) The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
• n. (music) A record, usually vinyl.
• v. To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
• v. To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
• v. To perform cunnilingus.
• v. (baseball) To score a run.
• v. (aviation, travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
• n. Precious metal, especially silver.

preserve

• n. A sweet spread made of any of a variety of berries.
• n. A reservation, a nature preserve.
• n. An activity with restricted access.
• v. To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
• v. To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare…
• v. To maintain throughout; to keep intact.