Tinfoil
/ˈtɪnfɔɪl/noun
A sheet or roll of thin metal, usually aluminium, that is used for cooking or storing food.
Wrap the leftovers in tinfoil before you put them in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- wrap in tinfoil
- piece of tinfoil
noun
A thin layer of metal used for decoration or to make something shine.
He made a tinfoil star as a Christmas decoration.
Often appears as...
- tinfoil decoration
- tinfoil crafts
noun
A type of headwear supposed to block mind-control or telepathy, jokingly referenced in popular culture.
The character wore a tinfoil hat in the movie, making everyone laugh.
Often appears as...
- wear a tinfoil hat
- make a tinfoil hat
Usage tips
Informal, Humorous
Colloquial
noun
A sheet or roll of thin metal, usually aluminium, that is used for cooking or storing food.
Wrap the leftovers in tinfoil before you put them in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- wrap in tinfoil
- piece of tinfoil
noun
A thin layer of metal used for decoration or to make something shine.
He made a tinfoil star as a Christmas decoration.
Often appears as...
- tinfoil decoration
- tinfoil crafts
noun
A type of headwear supposed to block mind-control or telepathy, jokingly referenced in popular culture.
The character wore a tinfoil hat in the movie, making everyone laugh.
Often appears as...
- wear a tinfoil hat
- make a tinfoil hat
Usage tips
Informal, Humorous
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Kitchen Essential
Tinfoil is commonly used for cooking or preserving food's freshness and taste.
My mom always uses tinfoil to cover lasagna while baking.
Pro Tip 2/3Heat Reflection
Tinfoil reflects heat, so it's often used to keep food warm.
Cover the roasted chicken with tinfoil to keep it warm.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Contamination
Use tinfoil to wrap food and prevent it from contact with other items.
She wrapped her sandwich in tinfoil for the picnic.
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Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
years. Not going to get too close to it. I think it's pretty safe, but we're going to move on. I thought this was a pellet that's been regurgitated, And I don't know if it was regurgitated, but this is a really dense piece of tinfoil.
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 12 -...
everybody I mean you didn't get on the roof with tinfoil one yeah you don't have a secret frequency I can't talk - it does go in and out if he does put it on open channel he does reach me it could be twenty other boats listening
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
while slathered in baby oil and basking in the glow of a tinfoil reflector shield. It was so liberating, though, to face the truth that I was no longer in the last throes of middle age,
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
years. Not going to get too close to it. I think it's pretty safe, but we're going to move on. I thought this was a pellet that's been regurgitated, And I don't know if it was regurgitated, but this is a really dense piece of tinfoil.
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 12 -...
everybody I mean you didn't get on the roof with tinfoil one yeah you don't have a secret frequency I can't talk - it does go in and out if he does put it on open channel he does reach me it could be twenty other boats listening
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
while slathered in baby oil and basking in the glow of a tinfoil reflector shield. It was so liberating, though, to face the truth that I was no longer in the last throes of middle age,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Amy Sedaris
American Actress
I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, including a rubber turkey, which, during the holidays, I wrap in tinfoil so it appears to have just come out of the oven.
Quote examples
Dean Haglund
Canadian Actor
The 'conspiracy theorist' is no longer a crazy person with a tinfoil hat, but they are the Edward Snowdens and the WikiLeaks that bring down major institutions and are the catalysts for social change.
Quote examples
Jane Green
English Author
My teens and 20s were spent lying on sheets of tinfoil in the weak English sun, covered in baby oil. In Greece and France I would burn, then turn a dark brown.
Quote examples
Jessica Raine
British Actress
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
Quote examples
Amy Sedaris
American Actress
I love theatrical props: a cup filled with solid fake tea, say, or a collection of fake food, including a rubber turkey, which, during the holidays, I wrap in tinfoil so it appears to have just come out of the oven.
Quote examples
Dean Haglund
Canadian Actor
The 'conspiracy theorist' is no longer a crazy person with a tinfoil hat, but they are the Edward Snowdens and the WikiLeaks that bring down major institutions and are the catalysts for social change.
Quote examples
Jane Green
English Author
My teens and 20s were spent lying on sheets of tinfoil in the weak English sun, covered in baby oil. In Greece and France I would burn, then turn a dark brown.
Quote examples
Jessica Raine
British Actress
My first acting experience was a non-speaking role as a robot. My costume was a cardboard box covered in tinfoil, but I was so shy I refused to go on stage.
Example 1 of 4
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