tain
/teɪn/
tain noun: thin tin plate.
Noun
tain (uncountable)
Proper noun capitalized: Tain
Tain
- A town (royal burgh) in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7882).
Origin of tain
From Middle English tein, teyne; compare Icelandic teinn (“a twig”).
Words that rhyme with tain
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about tain
- What does tain mean?
- Tain means thin tin plate.
- What part of speech is tain?
- Tain can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tain?
- Tain is pronounced /teɪn/.
Words near tain in the dictionary
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