tin can vs coffee can

tin can and coffee can both are nouns.

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

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

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

tin can (noun)	coffee can (noun)
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.	a can for storing ground coffee
informal term for a destroyer