Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tin man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: tin -man
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Tin Woodman, a metallic character in the fictional Land of Oz who travels with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion to the Emerald City in search of a heart.

noun

A toy soldier or other human figure made from tin.

Inflected Forms

the Tin Man (canonical) tin men (plural)

Questions

What does tin man mean?: The Tin Woodman, a metallic character in the fictional Land of Oz who travels with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion to the Emerald City in search of a heart.

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