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can

[kan, kuhn] / kæn, kən /
NOUN
container, usually metallic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bottle bucket canister jar package
STRONG
aluminum cannikin gunboat receptacle tin vessel
WEAK
gutbucket pop top
NOUN
(vulgar) toilet
Synonyms
STRONG
head john johnny latrine lavatory outhouse pot potty privy restroom sandbox throne washroom
WEAK
litter box water closet
NOUN
(vulgar) buttocks
Synonyms
STRONG
backside behind butt fanny fundament posterior rump seat tush
WEAK
derriere gluteus maximus hind end
VERB
preserve fruit, vegetable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
keep
STRONG
bottle
WEAK
put up
VERB
be able
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commit manage take care of
STRONG
may
WEAK
be capable of be equal to be up to be within one's area be within one's control can do cut the mustard have it made lie in one's power make it make out make the grade
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cannot
VERB
fire from job
Synonyms
STRONG
ax boot bounce cashier discharge dismiss expel sack terminate
WEAK
give the heave-ho kick out let go
Antonyms
STRONG
allow employ engage hire keep

Example Sentences

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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But what else can his people say since they continue to defend him?

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

"If the spacecraft can see Lunar Pathfinder and Lunar Pathfinder can see the Earth then you can bounce the information that way instead."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

And they report this information to executive management and the board in quantitative and qualitative ways, so that leadership can oversee the details and the firm’s overall direction for AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

There’s a long silence while I search again for the words I can never seem to find.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam