tile vs tin

tile

verb
  • To cover with tiles. 

  • To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people. 

  • To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated. 

  • To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface). 

  • To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique. 

noun
  • Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong. 

  • A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc. 

  • A rectangular graphic. 

tin

verb
  • To cover with tin. 

  • To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire 

  • To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve. 

  • To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint 

noun
  • An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product. 

  • A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc. 

  • A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. 

  • computer hardware. 

  • The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball. 

adj
  • Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron. 

  • Made of tin. 

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