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Synonyms for can
kæn; unstressed kəncan
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Princeton's WordNet
can, tin, tin cannoun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Synonyms:
fanny, privy, tail, seat, butt, stool, rear end, tin, tin can, nates, bottom, potty, fundament, crapper, posterior, buttocks, behind, bathroom, stern, commode, backside, bum, john, atomic number 50, buns, can buoy, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, throne, hind end, rump, toilet, keister, lavatory, ass, prat, arse, lav, rear, tush, canister, canful, cannister, potcan, canfulnoun
the quantity contained in a can
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fanny, privy, tail, seat, butt, stool, rear end, tin, tin can, nates, bottom, potty, fundament, crapper, posterior, buttocks, behind, bathroom, stern, commode, backside, bum, john, buns, can buoy, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, throne, hind end, rump, toilet, keister, lavatory, ass, prat, arse, lav, rear, tush, canful, potcan, can buoynoun
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
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fanny, privy, tail, seat, butt, stool, rear end, tin, tin can, nates, bottom, potty, fundament, crapper, posterior, buttocks, behind, bathroom, stern, commode, backside, bum, john, buns, can buoy, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, throne, hind end, rump, toilet, keister, lavatory, ass, prat, arse, lav, rear, tush, canful, potbuttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, behind, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, tail, merchantman, canful, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, puketoilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, thronenoun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
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flock, sens, mickle, arse, keister, thunder mug, pile, stern, lavatory, stool, potbelly, butt, fecal matter, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, bay window, tooshie, lav, derriere, can buoy, gutter, seat, weed, pot, heap, hind end, kitty, sess, behind, smoke, tin can, lot, passel, slew, faeces, ass, sewer, deal, quite a little, toilet, faecal matter, locoweed, peck, sight, wad, posterior, potty, bathroom, ordure, grass, rear end, tush, good deal, flowerpot, chamberpot, canful, toilette, john, chiffonier, green goddess, nates, batch, rump, stack, mess, spate, rear, bottom, buns, potful, corporation, tail, fundament, mountain, plenty, potentiometer, mint, dope, buttocks, raft, jackpot, fanny, hindquarters, mass, bum, tidy sum, backside, hatful, tin, prat, gage, tummy, feces, privy, great deal, dejection, tail end, muckletoilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroomverb
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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fanny, privy, tail, can buoy, prat, butt, flush toilet, bathroom, washbasin, tin, tin can, nates, bottom, toilette, earth-closet, potty, fundament, outhouse, crapper, posterior, washstand, washbowl, behind, whoremaster, stern, commode, backside, bum, john, whoremonger, buns, stool, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, basin, throne, rear end, trick, hind end, rump, buttocks, toilet, bath, keister, lavatory, sewer, ass, gutter, arse, lav, rear, tush, jakes, canful, seat, pot, tooshiecan, tin, put upverb
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, tolerate, put forward, support, sack, give the axe, tin, endure, give the sack, put up, post, stick out, fire, offer, give notice, displace, house, stomach, erect, dismiss, raise, provide, nominate, brook, set up, domiciliate, suffer, stand, rear, force out, contribute, terminate, send away, beardisplace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminateverb
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
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throw out, kindle, notify, depose, advise, gouge, go off, give the axe, burn, tin, apprize, rout out, plunder, enkindle, give the sack, put up, sack, end, give the bounce, evict, elicit, discount, finish, move, fire, stop, arouse, drive out, crowd out, brush off, squeeze out, give notice, open fire, usher out, displace, send packing, send word, apprise, dissolve, push aside, dismiss, give the gate, raise, clear, ignore, provoke, sack up, burn down, cease, squirt, rouse, brush aside, discharge, evoke, fuel, force out, preempt, eject, terminate, disregard, drop, send away, net
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
canverb
Synonyms:
be able to, have power tocanverb
Synonyms:
be possible to
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How to use can in a sentence?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:
We told the Russian authorities you are not party to this it is totally the regime and do not stand in our way. Because we have martyrs, we can not remain silent. We will continue to respond, including with our F-16s, our howitzers, our artillery, it is all in the field firing on the targets determined by our national intelligence.
Do not ask God to make your life easier. Instead, ask him to make you a stronger person in every aspect so that you can handle anything life throws at you.
Like brokerages, these trading websites make money when people use their platforms, so it's in their interest to convince you that you can beat the market, i'm not entirely convinced that it's possible to beat the market consistently, whether you're trading manually, guided by experience and intuition or algorithmically, which amounts to following an encoded set of rules ... It's easy to lose money with algorithmic trading, just like with any investment.
Psychoanalysis is an attempt to examine a person's self-justifications. Hence it can be undertaken only with the patient's cooperation and can succeed only when the patient has something to gain by abandoning or modifying his system of self-justification.
The greatest failure is a person who never admits that he can be a failure.
Translations for can
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- poderAragonese
- استطاع, ممكن, اِسْتَطاعَ, قَدَرَArabic
- ўмець, сумець, магчы, змагчыBelarusian
- тоалетна чиния, консервна кутия, гюм, умея, мога, уволнявам, захвърлям, консервирамBulgarian
- llauna, poder, enllaunarCatalan, Valencian
- plechovka, konev, konzerva, smět, umět, moci, konzervovatCzech
- can, medru, gallu, caelWelsh
- balder, kande, toilet, dåse, vandkande, kunne, må, konservere, holde mund, fyre, afskedige, smide ud, henkogeDanish
- Dose, Pobacken, Kanister, Toilette, Arschbacken, Konservendose, Gießkanne, WC, Klo, können, dürfen, kündigen, einmachen, den Mund halten, die Klappe halten, rausschmeißen, abbrechen, feuernGerman
- κονσέρβα, μπορώ, δύναμαι, κονσερβοποιώGreek
- ladskatolo, necesejo, pugo, pispoto, rajti, povi, silenti, silentigi, enladigi, maldungiEsperanto
- regadera, lata, poder, enlatar, echar, cerrar, descartarSpanish
- võima, osataEstonian
- قوطی, توانستن, امکان داشتن, قادر بودنPersian
- säilyketölkki, kastelukannu, takamus, purkki, vessa, voida, saada, osata, pystyä, purkittaaFinnish
- fesses, chiottes, canette, arrosoir, miches, WC, bidon, boîte de conserve, boule, pouvoir, taire, jeter, conserverFrench
- in ann, is féidir le, bí, féad, tig leIrish
- cana, faod, 's urrainn doScottish Gaelic
- jargManx
- בית שימוש, שירותים, קופסת שימורים, יכול, מסוגל, סתם, פיטרHebrew
- सकना, समर्थ होनाHindi
- kab, kapab, kaHaitian Creole
- konzerv, kanna, doboz, klotyó, -hat, tud, -hetHungarian
- կարողանալ, կրնալArmenian
- kaleng, bisa, bolehIndonesian
- dós, geta, megaIcelandic
- lattina, latrina, cesso, scatoletta, annaffiatoio, chiappe, sapere, potere, essere capace, riuscire, inscatolare, licenziare, chiudere, scartare, tacereItalian
- 缶, られる, れる, できるJapanese
- შეუძლია, შეიძლებაGeorgian
- 할 수 있다Korean
- تهنهکه, قوتوKurdish
- scio, possum, posse, simLatin
- Dous, Biddong, Béchs, Géisskan, däerfen, kënnen, duerfen, dierfenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ໄດ້Lao
- kēna, tini, kēneMāori
- конзерва, кофа, лименка, канта, може, отпушта, конзервираMacedonian
- tandas, tin, bisa, boleh, dapat, pecat, mengetinkanMalay
- forsi, sataMaltese
- conservenblik, toilet, blik, kan, pot, mogen, kunnen, afvoeren, conserveren, stil houden, inblikkenDutch
- kanne, do, toalett, boks, rompe, hermetikkboks, bak, kunneNorwegian
- yadiizíníNavajo, Navaho
- podre, pòderOccitan
- ubikacja, konewka, kanister, klop, puszka, dupa, polewaczka, kanka, sracz, kibel, pośladki, móc, potrafić, umieć, konserwować, wylać (z pracy)Polish
- bunda, lata, vaso, regador, traseiro, conseguir, capaz, poder, ser, calar, jogar fora, enlatar, mandar embora, descartar, demitirPortuguese
- puder, pudair, pudeirRomansh
- puteaRomanian
- консервная банка, жопа, бидон, туалет, задница, попа, лейка, ягодицы, жбан, быть в состоянии, уметь, смочь, мочь, законсервировать, консервироватьRussian
- podi, porrere, podere, potere, pori, podiriSardinian
- клоња, moći, умјети, smjeti, umjeti, моћи, умети, umetiSerbo-Croatian
- môcť, umětSlovak
- konzerva, pločevinka, škropilnica, smeti, moči, zavreči, odvreči, konzervirati, odpustiti, utihnitiSlovene
- burk, konservburk, konserv, kanna, vattenkanna, kunna, knipa igen, stänga igen, lägga in, sparka, konservera, kickaSwedish
- கன்னல், செய்யக்கூடியTamil
- กระป๋อง, ก้น, กระป๋องรดน้ำ, ส้วม, ได้, ย่อม, สามารถ, ทิ้ง, เย็บปาก, ปลดThai
- kutu, konserve, -abilmek, -ebilmek, yapabilmekTurkish
- могти, вміти, змогти, зуміти, умітиUkrainian
- سکناUrdu
- lon, có thể, có lẽ, đượcVietnamese
- poleurWalloon
- 能够Chinese
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