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can

/kæn/noun, verb1 syllable

Can means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Synonyms for can64

noun, as in the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear
and 13 more, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

noun, as in a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne

noun, as in a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom

noun, as in airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

tin, tin can

noun, as in the quantity contained in a can

canful

noun, as in a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

can buoy

verb, as in terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

displace, fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate

verb, as in preserve in a can or tin

tin, put up

also used for can

be able to, may, bin, can it, axe, dump, scrap, stifle, make silent, let go

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What does can mean?8

noun

1

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

2

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

3

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

4

airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

5

the quantity contained in a can

6

a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

verb

1

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position“The boss fired his secretary today”

2

preserve in a can or tin“tinned foods are not very tasty”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with can?25

Show 40 near rhymes
thatashaveathashadbacklastambadthankblackthanksfacthalfhandunderstandyeahclasspastaskactaskedchancelandalbankhandsstandtaxfastmatchaddattackdamnperhapsstaffpassfansshall

All 25 rhymes for can, grouped by syllable

Can in a sentence

  • Now that you are eighteen, you can get a driver's license.CK
  • You can see it, but you cannot take it away.Zifre
  • I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.Zifre
  • Without your consent, nothing can be done about it.papabear
  • Now that you have passed your test, you can drive on your own.CK
  • You can go or stay, as you wish.CK
  • You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.CK
  • With the power of imagination, we can even travel through space.avandivai

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of can

as a noun

plural
cans

as a verb

past tense
could
present participle
able
third-person singular
cans
past participle
canned