How To Spell can?
How to Pronounce can?
Correct pronunciation for the word "can" is [kˈan], [kˈan], [k_ˈa_n].
Definition of can
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A metal cup or vessel for liquors.
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To be able; to have sufficient power. Can but, can merely. Cannot but, cannot help. Cannot away with, cannot brook.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the present tense of Can?
What is the past tense of Can?
What is the adjective for can?
The adjective form of the word "can" is "capable".
Usage over time for can:
This graph shows how "can" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of can?
The plural of the "can" can be the "cans".
What is the singular form of can?
The singular of the "can" can be the "can".
Synonyms for Can:
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v.
• fire from job • evict • cap • kick; oust- boot .
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n.
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- homogenize ,
- flash-freeze ,
- dry ,
- dehydrate .
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- cooler ,
- clink ,
- house of correction ,
- hoosegow ,
- free .
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- bowlful ,
- bite ,
- consumption .
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- flat .
- cup ,
- drum ,
- box ,
- chest ,
- bladder ,
- bin ,
- crate ,
- belly ,
- capsule ,
- cask ,
- flask ,
- cabinet ,
- barrel ,
- bag ,
- drawer ,
- bowl ,
- closet ,
- cupboard ,
- holder ,
- case ,
- basket ,
- decanter .
- fanny ,
- butt ,
- hindquarters ,
- can buoy ,
- canful ,
- give the axe ,
- get ,
- backside ,
- bottom ,
- bum ,
- buttocks ,
- bathroom .
- head .
- buns .
- can .
- buoy .
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