tin can vs beer can

tin can and beer can both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tin can	Yes	No	No	No
beer can	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, beer can is a hyponym of tin can; that is, beer can is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tin can:

Other hyponyms of tin can include caddy, tea caddy, cannikin, coffee can, milk can, oilcan, soda can.

tin can (noun)	beer can (noun)
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.	a can that holds beer
informal term for a destroyer