Meaning | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. |
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Synonyms | can, tin |
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Narrower | beer can | A can that holds beer |
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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) |
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Spanish | bote, lata |
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Catalan | llauna |
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