noun
tinfoil
Tinfoil (noun) means a thin, flexible sheet of metal, often aluminium, used to wrap or cover food. Example: “She wrapped the leftovers in tinfoil.”
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A thin, flexible sheet of metal, often aluminium, used to wrap or cover food.
"She wrapped the leftovers in tinfoil."
How to use tinfoil
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThin metal sheeting used for wrapping food, though most modern "tinfoil" is actually aluminium.
Common mistake
What people call "tinfoil" today is almost always aluminium foil, not real tin.
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Word forms
- Plural
- tinfoils
- Third person singular
- tinfoils
- Past tense
- tinfoiled
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She wrapped the leftovers in _____.
Etymology
From tin + foil; originally made of actual tin before aluminium foil replaced it.
Synonyms
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tin foil
Rhymes for tinfoil
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What does “tinfoil” mean?
The word “tinfoil” means a thin, flexible sheet of metal, often aluminium, used to wrap or cover food. In plain terms, thin metal sheeting used for wrapping food, though most modern "tinfoil" is actually aluminium.
How do you use “tinfoil” in a sentence?
Here is “tinfoil” used in a sentence: “She wrapped the leftovers in tinfoil.”
What part of speech is “tinfoil”?
“Tinfoil” is a noun.
What is the meaning of tinfoil?
"tinfoil" (noun) means a thin, flexible sheet of metal, often aluminium, used to wrap or cover food.
