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Meaning of "tinhorn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TINHORN

tinhorn  [ˈtɪnˌhɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TINHORN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tinhorn can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TINHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tinhorn

Tinhorn, formed in 2005, is a Los Angeles based heavy metal group formed by guitarist Harrison Thomas and drummer Johnathan Thomas, sons of Canadian comedian Dave Thomas of SCTV fame. Within two years, the lineup was solidified by the joining of Danny Ball and Pascual Romero, bassist of the metalcore band In This Moment. Tinhorn has made appearances on Tom Green Live and compose music for television shows including G4's Code Monkeys and the internet-based comedy created by comedian Jordan Black entitled The Black Version. They are currently working an album with industrial metal drummer Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory to be released in 2008. Current members: ▪ Pascual Romero, Bass ▪ Johnathan Thomas, Drums ▪ Harrison Thomas, Guitar ▪ Daniel Ball, Vocals...

Definition of tinhorn in the English dictionary

The definition of tinhorn in the dictionary is a cheap pretentious person, esp a gambler with extravagant claims. Other definition of tinhorn is cheap and showy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TINHORN


alpenhorn
ˈælpənˌhɔːn
alphorn
ˈælpˌhɔːn
bighorn
ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn
buckhorn
ˈbʌkˌhɔːn
bullhorn
ˈbʊlˌhɔːn
flugelhorn
ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn
foghorn
ˈfɒɡˌhɔːn
greenhorn
ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn
hartshorn
ˈhɑːtsˌhɔːn
inkhorn
ˈɪŋkˌhɔːn
leghorn
ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn
longhorn
ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn
Matterhorn
ˈmætəˌhɔːn
pronghorn
ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn
saxhorn
ˈsæksˌhɔːn
shoehorn
ˈʃuːˌhɔːn
shorthorn
ˈʃɔːtˌhɔːn
Strayhorn
ˈstreɪˌhɔːn
waldhorn
ˈwɔːldˌhɔːn
Weisshorn
ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TINHORN

ting
ting-a-ling
tinge
tingle
tingler
tingling
tinglingly
tinglish
tingly
tinguaite
tinier
tiniest
tinily
tininess
tinker
tinker´s cuss
tinker´s damn
tinkerer
tinkering
tinkerman

WORDS THAT END LIKE TINHORN

blackthorn
buckthorn
English horn
firethorn
French horn
hawthorn
horn
hunting horn
lanthorn
Little Bighorn
post horn
powder horn
rhino horn
sea buckthorn
shorn
stockhorn
Texas longhorn
thorn
Wetterhorn
whitethorn

Synonyms and antonyms of tinhorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tinhorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TINHORN

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

Translator English - Chinese

tinhorn
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tinhorn
570 millions of speakers

English

tinhorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शेख़ीबाज़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tinhorn
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

погребное хозяйство Tinhorn
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tinhorn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসার দম্ভকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aventurier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tinhorn
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tinhorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tinhorn
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허세 부리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tinhorn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinhorn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tinhorn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टायहॉर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tinhorn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tinhorn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tinhorn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

погрібне господарство Tinhorn
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tinhorn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tinhorn
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opschepperig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Tinhorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tinhorn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tinhorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TINHORN»

The term «tinhorn» is normally little used and occupies the 127.291 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TINHORN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TINHORN»

Discover the use of tinhorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tinhorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Northwest Wine Country: Wine's New Frontier
Wine's New Frontier Kathleen Thompson Hill, Gerald N. Hill. winery, watching for trucks. Drive around behind the building to the front door on the west side. Tinhorn's wines are made exclusively from grapes grown right here in their vineyard.
Kathleen Thompson Hill, Gerald N. Hill, 2004
2
John Sladek SF Gateway Omnibus: The Reproductive System, The ...
This evening twoof the main characters,Tinhorn and Nickles, werearguing about cooking. TINHORN: Wellthe recipecalled for pepper. NICKLES: Pepper? TINHORN: And salttotaste. TINHORN: That's what I said, whydo yourepeat everything?
John Sladek, 2014
3
Tik-Tok
This evening twoof the main characters,Tinhorn and Nickles, werearguing about cooking. TINHORN: Wellthe recipe called for pepper. NICKLES: Pepper? TINHORN: And salttotaste. TINHORN: That's what I said, whydo yourepeat everything?
John Sladek, 2011
4
Canadian Wine for Dummies
A limited number of grape varieties, reduced yields in the vineyards, and American oak barrels in the winery form the fundamentals of winemaking at Tinhorn Creek, and the California influence is unmistakable. Partners Kenn and Sandra ...
Tony Aspler, Barbara Leslie, 2009
5
"Me--Smith"
When Tinhorn dealt him another jack he bought more chips and backed his pair, for Tinhorn, as yet, had none in sight. The next turn showed up a queen for Tinhorn and a three- spot for Smith. And they bet and raised, and raised again. On the ...
Caroline Lockhart, 1911
6
Tinhorn Press Ephemera
Christmas greetings from Charles F. Robertson and family, business card, descriptions of type faces and praise of printing.
Tinhorn Press, Charles F. Robertson, 1963
7
Dreamin' of Grass Valley
A tinhorn had a stack of chips and double eagles in front of him that would have made an honest man turn to religion. Max, being suspicious, had counted the cards and found there was an extra number in this deck—one extra ace. He was not ...
J. Risdal, 2009
8
Geological Survey Bulletin
The steeply dipping shear zones on the Tinhorn claims strike approximately N.30 ° E., subparallal to a possible major fault along Gold Creek (Foster, 1960; Hammond, 1961). A dump of an adit (fig. 53, loc. 17) is nearly on line with the shear ...
‎1989
9
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
1961 tinhorn adjective shoddy; inconsequential; inferior us, 1886 • You're just a cheap tinhorn punk, yellow to the core.— Chester Himes, The Real Cool Killers, p . 1 38, 1959 tin Indian noun a Pontiac car us • — John Edwards, Auto Dictionary,  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
10
Why is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-Perfect Answers to the ...
Q. I've been watching Westerns for years and the term tinhorn is always used to describe people who are new to the West. Where did the term come from? A. My guess is that either you've misunderstood the way people were using it, or you ...
Michael Quinion, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TINHORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tinhorn is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BC, Alberta grapple with worsening drought
A Drip Irrigation system is pictured at Tinhorn Creek winery in Oliver, British Columbia on July 23, 2015. (BEN NELMS for The Globe and Mail) ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
GOODS | Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Gets Set For Two “Dine & Dance …
Oliver, BC | Dust off your dancing shoes – it's time to cut loose at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards' Dine & Dance. On Friday, July 17 and Friday, August 14, enjoy dance ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
3
GOODS | Five Okanagan Chefs To Converge At Tinhorn Creek For …
Oliver, BC | Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is bringing a taste of Spain to the Okanagan with their first annual Paella Picnic. On Saturday June 20, five local chefs, ... «Scout Magazine, Jun 15»
4
GOODS | Nova Scotia's “The Trews” To Wrap Up Summer Concert …
Oliver, BC | Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is pleased to announce the Juno award-winning The Trews as this summer's headlining band for their 2015 Canadian ... «Scout Magazine, May 15»
5
Tinhorn Creek's Canadian Concert Series will again feature top …
Kicking off the Tinhorn Creek 2015 Canadian Concert Series will be Rich Hope & His Blue Rich Rangers. This talented band will be bringing their unique brand ... «Osoyoos Times, Apr 15»
6
Canadian Concert Series announced
Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is pleased to announce that their Canadian Concert Series is returning for 2015 with a stellar line-up of musical artists gracing the ... «Pentiction Western News, Mar 15»
7
GOODS | Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Announces Line-Up For Open …
Oliver, BC | Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is pleased to announce that their Canadian Concert Series is returning for 2015 with a stellar line-up of musical artists ... «Scout Magazine, Mar 15»
8
GOODS | Award-Winning Miradoro Restaurant Returns, Tables New …
The award-winning destination restaurant, at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, offers stunning panoramic views of the South Okanagan Valley wine country and ... «Scout Magazine, Mar 15»
9
Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Series 2Bench Red 2011, British Columbia
The blend leans toward the model of Bordeaux's right bank: cabernet franc and merlot with some cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. It displays considerable ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»
10
Golden Mile Bench inches closer to becoming BC's first wine sub …
If Letnick gives his consent, it will mean that the dozen wineries in the area, including operations such as Tinhorn Creek Vineyards, Road 13 Vineyards and ... «Business in Vancouver, Oct 14»

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