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PRONUNCIATION OF TIN SNIPS

tin snips  [tɪn snɪps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIN SNIPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tin snips 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 TIN SNIPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tin snips

Snips

Snips, also known as shears, are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. There are two broad categories: tinner's snips, which are similar to common scissors, and compound-action snips, which use a compound leverage handle system to increase the mechanical advantage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIN SNIPS


apocalypse
əˈpɒkəlɪps
bagpipes
ˈbæɡˌpaɪps
clips
ˈklɪps
drapes
dreɪps
eclipse
ɪˈklɪps
ellipse
ɪˈlɪps
forceps
ˈfɔːsɪps
gapes
ɡeɪps
grapes
ɡreɪps
grips
ˈɡrɪps
MIPS
mɪps
panpipes
ˈpænˌpaɪps
Phillips
ˈfɪlɪps
pipes
paɪps
snips
snɪps
swipes
swaɪps
traipse
treɪps
whips
wɪps
woodchips
ˈwʊdtʃɪps
yips
jɪps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIN SNIPS

tin
tin can
tin ear
tin fish
tin god
tin hat
tin lizzie
tin mine
Tin Pan Alley
tin plate
tin soldier
tin whistle
tin-opener
tin-plate
tin-plater
tina
tinaja
tinamou
Tinbergen
tincal

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIN SNIPS

asparagus tips
at one´s fingertips
athwartships
cheap as chips
Eastern Townships
first four ships
fish and chips
game chips
get to grips
have had one´s chips
lick one´s lips
Mendips
midships
oven chips
personal relationships
polystyrene chips
the yips
thrips
tidytips
tortilla chips

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tin snips» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIN SNIPS

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

Translator English - Chinese

铁皮剪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tijeras de hojalatero
570 millions of speakers

English

tin snips
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिन snips
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القصاصات القصدير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ножницы по металлу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recortes de estanho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিনের ঝরনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cisailles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Snip timah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Blechschere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スズの切れ端
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주석 자르는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Snip timah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

snips tin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தின் ஸ்னிப்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kalaylı uçurumlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cesoie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nożyce cyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ножиці по металу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Foarfece de tablă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαμαρινοψάλιδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Blikskêre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tenn sekatören
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tinn klipp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tin snips

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIN SNIPS»

The term «tin snips» is regularly used and occupies the 77.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIN SNIPS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIN SNIPS»

Discover the use of tin snips in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tin snips and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Popular Science
When the editors of POPULAR SCIENCE asked me to consider these questions about the class of tools known as tin snips, my first move was to check my own shop. I found these snips on hand: • A set of left- and right-hand compound-action  ...
2
Popular Science
Tin snips are most commonly used for cutting lightweight sheet metal— usually less than 0.062 inch thick. These snips may also be used for cutting screening, linoleum, canvas, or other hard-to-cut materials of generally light weight. Larger ...
3
Boys' Life
These are the most popular types of tin snips for home workshops. You can shop by mail, with confidence, for all products on these pages; Boys' Life has looked over each one of them. YOUR SATISFACTION lb GUARANTEED, and these ...
4
Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking: Practical Techniques for the ...
In this book, some projects require tin snips to cut shingle flashing. As you can see in figure 2-3, there are two com- mon types of snips. The older style shown on the left looks like a particu- larly rugged set of scissors. On the right, the modern ...
Dan Rahmel, 2014
5
Popular Science
Obtain a good-sized, high- quality pair of tin snips and remove the handle loops ( if they're hardened, save your hacksaw blades and use a grindstone or cutoff wheel). Work the ends down to fit a %." hole. Drill a hole of this size through a 1" by ...
6
Popular Science
... Tin Snips.
7
FCS Engineering Technology L2
Figure 7.101 A tin snip Tin snips, such as the ones shown in Figures 7.101 and 7.102, are used to cut sheet metal and packing material. Tin snips can have straight or curved cutting edges. The size of the tin snip is determined by the length ...
Samuel Petrus Strümpher, Carolyn Ingram, Abduraghman Abrahams, 2009
8
Sharpening Hand Tools
Shears and tin snips are both forms of scissors — differing only in the size and thickness of their blades. If you examine the snips closely, you will see the edge bevels. Just work the stone across these bevels, taking care to hold to the original  ...
Max Alth, 1982
9
Industrial Safety and Health for Goods and Materials Services
15.2.22 TIN SNIPS Tin snips should be heavy duty enough to cut the materials such that the worker needs only one hand on the snips and can use the other to hold the material. The material should be well supported before the last cut is ...
Charles D. Reese, 2008
10
The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners
The movement of the jaws of a bolt cutter can make it a better cutting tool than tin snips for Bolt cutters some steel. The jaws of a bolt cutter are parallel to one another and clamp down in a way that applies pressure to the whole piece of steel at ...
Linda Sparks, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIN SNIPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tin snips is used in the context of the following news items.
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JIM STEWART ESTATE
Bumpers | Several Pieces of Tin | Other Items Too Numerous To Mention ... Pet Carrier | 2 Wheel Cart | Shop Vac | Chain Saw Bars | Tin Snips | Punches | Vise ... «kwbe, Jul 15»
2
Man's bike stolen while he was donating plasma, and other Lincoln …
He's then seen pulling a pair of tin snips out of the pockets of his shorts and cutting the lock on the bike. The bike reportedly has writing and several separate ... «Southgate News Herald, Jul 15»
3
DEC officer frees bear cub from jar stuck on its head
Glorioso had expected this, and had a pair of tin snips at the ready. ... “I was able to get the tin snips between the jar and his neck and was able to get him free.”. «Watershed post, Jul 15»
4
Teardown: Wireless access point has two-PCB design
Removing two more screws wasn't sufficient to dislodge it; I further needed to either grab a soldering iron or a pair of tin snips. I took the latter, quicker, and ... «EDN.com, Jul 15»
5
How to build a rain barrel
Use the circle as a template for cutting a 15-inch diameter circle out of the charcoal aluminum screen mesh with scissors or tin snips. On the solid inner lid of the ... «Farm and Dairy, Jul 15»
6
Armed men rob, assault pair in Towson [Crime Log]
Copper condensing unit line sets, 10 extension cords, two rolls of bronze aluminum coil stock, impact gun, tin snips, level, T-square and tool belt stolen from ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
7
Moorestown Police Weekly Crime Log: June 5-11, 2015
Joseph Santore, 23, of Mt. Laurel, was charged with shoplifting and possession of burglary tools, wire cutting tin snips. He allegedly stole electronic devices ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
8
Firefighters free child's fingers from shopping basket
Troy firefighters and paramedics arrived at the Target on Coolidge Highway and cut the basket with scissors and tin snips around the child's fingers. The fire ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»
9
Port Townsend artist finds beauty in beer caps
'Craft Beer' takes on a new meaning when this Port Townsend artist gets busy with hammers and tin snips. "My name is Loran Scruggs, and I work with tin cans ... «KING5.com, Apr 15»
10
Deer breeding 'rut' requires extra vigilance on part of drivers
With the tin snips, make six or eight cuts down the sides from the top; stop a few inches from the bottom can. Space cuts around the can so that it opens up like ... «Mymonticellonews, Oct 14»

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