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Meaning of "biscuit tin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BISCUIT TIN

biscuit tin  [ˈbɪskɪt tɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BISCUIT TIN

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biscuit tin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BISCUIT TIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

biscuit tin

Biscuit tin

Biscuit tins are utilitarian or decorative containers used to package and sell biscuits and some confectionery. They are commonly found in households in the United Kingdom and commonwealth countries, but also on continental Europe. Popularity in the United States and Canada spread later in the 20th century. Because of their attractive appearance, biscuit tins have often been used by charities and by some visitor attractions as fundraising devices since the value of the biscuits in a biscuit tin is substantially less than the price that many customers will happily pay for a tin of biscuits.

Definition of biscuit tin in the English dictionary

The definition of biscuit tin in the dictionary is an airtight container for storing biscuits in.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BISCUIT TIN


actin
ˈæktɪn
Augustine
ɔːˈɡʌstɪn
Austen
ˈɒstɪn
Austin
ˈɒstɪn
bulletin
ˈbʊlɪtɪn
captain
ˈkæptɪn
fountain
ˈfaʊntɪn
gelatin
ˈdʒelətɪn
intestine
ɪnˈtɛstɪn
keratin
ˈkɛrətɪn
Latin
ˈlætɪn
marten
ˈmɑːtɪn
martin
ˈmɑːtɪn
matin
ˈmætɪn
mountain
ˈmaʊntɪn
Putin
ˈpjutɪn
rutin
ˈruːtɪn
satin
ˈsætɪn
tin
tɪn
Tintin
ˈtɪntɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BISCUIT TIN

bis
Bisayan
Bisayas
Biscay
biscotto
biscuit
biscuit barrel
biscuit ware
biscuit-firing
biscuity
bise
bisect
bisection
bisectional
bisectionally
bisector
bisectrices
bisectrix
biserial
biseriate

WORDS THAT END LIKE BISCUIT TIN

baking tin
block tin
cake tin
collecting tin
collection tin
it does exactly what it says on the tin
loaf tin
long tin
mess tin
rubbish tin
split tin
square tin

Synonyms and antonyms of biscuit tin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biscuit tin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BISCUIT TIN

Find out the translation of biscuit tin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biscuit tin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biscuit tin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

饼干罐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja de galletas
570 millions of speakers

English

biscuit tin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिस्कुट टिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بسكويت القصدير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

печенье олова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lata de biscoitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্কুট টিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte à biscuits
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tin biskut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Keksdose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビスケットの錫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비스킷 주석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tin biskuit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh thiếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஸ்கட் டின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिस्किट टिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bisküvi teneke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biscottiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbatniki cyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

печиво олова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biscuit staniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπισκότο κασσίτερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koekblik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kex tenn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjeks tinn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biscuit tin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BISCUIT TIN»

The term «biscuit tin» is regularly used and occupies the 80.086 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BISCUIT TIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «biscuit tin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «biscuit tin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biscuit tin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BISCUIT TIN»

Discover the use of biscuit tin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biscuit tin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Boy in the Biscuit Tin
When Ibby is sent to stay with her aunt, she discovers her two troublesome boy cousins, Francis and Alex, playing with an old box of magic tricks they found in the attic.
Heather Dyer, 2013
2
The Biscuit-tin Family
Contrasts the life of a modern Australian teenager with the activities and aspirations of her ancestors who left England to seek gold and prosperity in the nineteenth-century Australian frontier.
Barbara Ker Wilson, 1968
3
Biscuit tins, 1868-1939: the art of decorative packaging
Copies of this classic book sell for as much as $200.00. A reprint is much-needed and has long been awaited.
M. J. Franklin, 2001
4
My Uncle Foulpest: Dinosaur Disaster
'Will one of you idiots get this biscuit tin off my head immediately?' said Bernard. 'I want to see what's wrong with Wally's bottom!' 'Oh, bless,' said Foulpest. 'He really cares about his friend, doesn't he? Well, we can't have you missing the party ...
Timothy Knapman, 2012
5
From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical ...
Dabydeen, may be called a vanishing nineteenth-century coolie history. Huntley's dominion is vast indeed.13 Taking our cues from anthropologists and sociologists such as Sidney Mintz14 and Jack Goody, we can place the biscuit tin marked ...
Arlene Voski Avakian, Barbara Haber, 2005
6
Designing Inclusive Futures
Design Concept: Biscuit Tin Buddies Biscuit Tin Buddies is a system to allow people to maintain social interaction with friends and family where distance or mobility make physical meetings difficult. The lids of special biscuit tins contain ...
P. Langdon, P. John Clarkson, Peter Robinson, 2008
7
Gravitas, Punctilio, Rectitude & Pippy Bags
For it was Blodgett's endearing habit in those days, on Thursday mornings, to bash out various national anthems, using his fists, and sometimes sticks, on the base of an upturned biscuit tin. He would have eaten all the biscuits for his breakfast, ...
Frank Key
8
Children's Early Understanding of Mind: Origins and Development
Examples of what could fill these three slots are: [John-thinks-“The money is in the biscuit tin”], or [Mary-believes-“The moon is made of green cheese”]. In these examples, the whole M-Representation can be true even if the proposition is false ...
Charlie Lewis, Peter Mitchell, 2014
9
Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
(POSG 25 Feb 1941:2 in Stuempfle 1995:35) ◊ Biscuit drum (biscuit tin): cylindrical steel container used widely in early pan bands. ... to have biscuit hat. biscuit pan biscuit pan n A BISCUIT TIN used as a musical percussion instrument . (fr use ...
Lise Winer, 2009
10
Notes on Life and Letters
a tank eight hundred feet long, fitted as an hotel, with corridors, bed-rooms, halls, and so on (not a very mysterious arrangement truly), and for the hazards of her existence I should think about as strong as a Huntley and Palmer biscuit-tin.
Joseph Conrad, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BISCUIT TIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biscuit tin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
7 sneaky causes of weight gain
Raiding the biscuit tin has probably played a part in my total failure to achieve that must-have 'beach body' this year, but that's OK – thanks to ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
2
Jerry happy with the Pace-Makers
"Tony has so many medals that you wouldn't get a biscuit tin big enough to hold all of them!" smiles Jerry. Shane Brew and Trevor Donohue are ... «Herald, Jul 15»
3
Buttermilk Recipes: The Big Tang Theory
Too often the thought of a lengthy knead and slow prove sends me careering towards the biscuit tin instead in my laziness. This is a recipe that ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
How to stop cats from damaging your garden
Try fitting a squirrel baffle (downward opening cone or biscuit tin) to the posts of bird tables to stop cats climbing up them. 10. There are a ... «Ham&High, Jul 15»
5
Bigger and better
But when you swap a daily four-mile walk for an hourly trip to the kettle and the biscuit tin, your metabolism will eventually seize up in protest. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
6
Travellers won't be able to stop for their emu pies at Harvey any more
"We never had a till; we only had a biscuit tin. And an exercise book. "So you get an idea of what sort of shop we were, we were still stuck back ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
7
Discover how to keep cats out of your garden
Try fitting a squirrel baffle (downward opening cone or biscuit tin) to the posts of bird tables to stop cats climbing up them. There are a number of cat repellents on ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
8
New survey shows high percentage of unhealthy employees
... 28 per cent were frequently tempted by the office biscuit tin; nearly a third (32 per cent) confessed to stress eating and 13 per cent said they ... «Architecture and Design, Jul 15»
9
Summer Caribbean Drumming Camp Begins July 7
... drum, as well as the history of how the steel drum evolved from a creased biscuit tin to its exceptional status as a musical instrument of today. «Topanga Messenger, Jul 15»
10
Adelaide's top chefs including Poh Ling Yeow and Andre Ursini …
I got this old biscuit tin that had a cool flying duck design so I did that. I'm in my kitchen… At least 80 per cent of the time. But in certain times of ... «The Australian, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Biscuit tin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/biscuit-tin>. Apr 2024 ».
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