| VERB | change | can, tin, put up | preserve in a can or tin / tin |
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| social | can, displace, fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | terminate the employment of | |
| NOUN | artifact | can, tin, tin can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
| quantity | can, canful | the quantity contained in a can | |
| communication | can, can buoy | a buoy with a round bottom and conical top | |
| body | can, buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | |
| artifact | can, toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | |
| artifact | can, toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets |
| Sounds | kae'n; kahn | |
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| Rhymes | afghan / Afghan ... Yucatan: 118 rhymes with aen... | |
| Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | ||
| Meaning | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. | |
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| Synonyms | tin, tin can | |
| Narrower | beer can | A can that holds beer |
| caddy, tea caddy | A can for storing tea | |
| cannikin | A small can | |
| coffee can | A can for storing ground coffee | |
| milk can | large can for transporting milk | |
| oilcan | A can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery | |
| soda can | A can for holding soft drinks | |
| Broader | container | Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| Spanish | bote, lata | |
| Catalan | llauna | |
| Verbs | can | preserve in a can or tin / tin |
| Meaning | The quantity contained in a can. | |
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| Synonym | canful | |
| Broader | containerful | The quantity that a container will hold |
| Meaning | A buoy with a round bottom and conical top. | |
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| Synonym | can buoy | |
| Broader | buoy | bright-colored |
| Meaning | The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. | |
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| Synonyms | buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass | |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | ancas, ano, as de oros, asentaderas, asiento, cachas, cachetes, cola, culo, fin, fondo, glúteos, grupa, keister, nalga, nalgas, ocóte, pandero, pompis, posaderas, posas, posterior, poto, rulé, suelo, trasero, tras, traste, tuje | |
| Catalan | cul, darrere, keister, natges, natja, pandero, paner, posterior, tafanari | |
| Meaning | A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination. | |
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| Synonyms | toilet, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne | |
| Part of | bathroom | A room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet |
| toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom | A room or building equipped with one or more toilets | |
| Parts | toilet bowl | The bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water |
| toilet seat | The hinged seat on a toilet | |
| Narrower | flush toilet, lavatory | A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it |
| flushless toilet | A toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) | |
| potty seat, potty chair | toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children | |
| Broader | plumbing fixture | A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building |
| Spanish | aseo, baño, cagadero, excusado, inodoro, lavabo, orinal, retrete, servicio, taza, vater, water-closet, wáter | |
| Catalan | excusat, lavabo, pot, vàter | |
| Meaning | A room or building equipped with one or more toilets. | |
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| Synonyms | toilet, lavatory, lav, john, privy, bathroom | |
| Parts | toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne | A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination |
| Narrower | head | (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship |
| public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room | A toilet that is available to the public | |
| washroom | A lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) | |
| water closet, closet, W.C., loo | A toilet in Britain | |
| Broader | room | An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling |
| Spanish | aseo, baño, cuarto de baño, excusado, inodoro, lata, lavabo, lav, retrete, váter | |
| Catalan | bany, lavabo, lav, vàter | |
| Meaning | preserve in a can or tin / tin. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs can the vegetables | |
| Synonyms | tin, put up | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Broader | preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting |
| Spanish | enlatar, envasar, poder | |
| Catalan | enllaunar, envasar | |
| Nouns | can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
| cannery | a factory where food is canned | |
| Meaning | Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | displace, fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate | |
| Narrower | clean out | Force out |
| dismiss, send packing, send away, drop | stop associating with | |
| furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons | |
| pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension | |
| retire | make (someone) retire | |
| squeeze out | Force out | |
| Broader | remove | Remove from a position or an office |
| Opposite | hire, engage, employ | Engage or hire for work |
| Spanish | dar aviso, dejar cesante, despachar, despedir, destituir, echar, exonerar, finiquitar, poder | |
| Catalan | acomiadar, despedir, destituir, fer fora | |
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