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TIN OPENER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tin opener mean?
• TIN OPENER (noun)
The noun TIN OPENER has 1 sense:
1. a device for cutting cans open
Familiarity information: TIN OPENER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device for cutting cans open
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
can opener; tin opener
Hypernyms ("tin opener" is a kind of...):
opener (a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tin opener"):
church key (can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans)
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