tin men
Heartless Oz types
Tin men is the plural of tin man, a figure made of tin or resembling one.
The term evokes the Tin Woodman from *The Wizard of Oz*, a character who lacked a heart—hence tin man can suggest someone emotionally hollow or mechanical.
In American slang, tin men are itinerant salesmen of aluminum siding or other home improvements, often with connotations of high-pressure tactics or fraud: The tin men worked the neighborhood, promising deals too good to be true.
Spouted vessel for grease
- rustIron oxide coating
- axeBladed tool for chopping
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- woodmanForest tree-felling laborer
emerald · scarecrow · cowardly lion · yellow brick road · wizard · munchkin · beloved · courage
Self-moving mechanical device
- robotProgrammable automated machine
- metalworkShaped metal objects
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- steampunkRetrofuturistic Victorian science fiction
gears · rivets · joints · clanking · hollow · rusted · creaking · stiff
Lacking pity or mercy
- coldLow temperature state
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
- hollowEmpty within
empty · mechanical · robotic · inhuman · artificial · soulless · going through motions · facade
Artwork formed from alloys
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- whirligigToy that rotates
- found objectRepurposed everyday item as art
- junk artArtwork from discarded materials
yard art · garden sculpture · outsider art · recycled metal · scrap metal · kinetic sculpture · weathervane · roadside attraction
oilcan
Spouted vessel for grease
woodman · emerald · scarecrow · cowardly lion · yellow brick road · wizard · munchkin · beloved · courage · journey
automaton
Self-moving mechanical device
steampunk · gears · rivets · joints · clanking · hollow · rusted · creaking · stiff · mechanical
heartless
Lacking pity or mercy
- coldLow temperature state
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
hollow · empty · mechanical · robotic · inhuman · artificial · soulless · going through motions · facade · shell
metal sculpture
Artwork formed from alloys
- folk artTraditional community-made creativity
- whirligigToy that rotates
- found objectRepurposed everyday item as art
yard art · junk art · garden sculpture · outsider art · recycled metal · scrap metal · kinetic sculpture · weathervane · roadside attraction
- cyborgscyborg, T-800, prosthetics, implants, robotic arms
tin menflesh and blood
One's close relatives
human beings · mortals · living creatures · warm-blooded creatures · real people
tin, men, tins, tinned, tinning, tinny, tinware, tinsmith, tinfoil