Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinfoil

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
tin-foil
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Aluminium foil.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

verb

To cover in tinfoil.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From tin + foil.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tinfoils (plural) tinfoils (present, singular) tinfoiling (participle, present) tinfoiled (participle, past) tinfoiled (past)

Derived Forms

tinfoily

Phrases

tinfoil hat tin can

Frequently Paired Words

tin can

Synonyms

tin foil

Questions

What does tinfoil mean?
A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
Where does tinfoil come from?
From tin + foil.

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