NOUN | artifact | tin can | informal term for a destroyer |
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artifact | tin can, can, tin | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
Meaning | informal term for a destroyer. | |
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Broader | destroyer, guided missile destroyer | A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship |
Meaning | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. | |
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Synonyms | can, tin | |
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 |
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