can
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(verb) preserve in a can or tin; of foods |
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Synonyms: put up, tin |
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Related Words: preserve |
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(verb) be able to, have the ability to |
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(verb) expresses permission; "You may leave now"; "Can I have another piece of cake?" |
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Synonyms: may, might |
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(noun) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
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Synonyms: tin, tin can |
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Related Words: beer can, caddy, cannikin, coffee can, container, milk can, oilcan, soda can, tea caddy |
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(noun) a buoy with a round bottom and conical top |
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Synonyms: can buoy |
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Related Words: buoy |
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(noun) the quantity contained in a can |
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Synonyms: canful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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(verb) get to or be allowed to do something; "May I go to the movies tonight?" "Can I have some ice cream?" "We got to play video games all day long" |
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Synonyms: get, may |
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(noun) a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination |
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Synonyms: commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toilet |
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Related Words: flush toilet, flushless toilet, lavatory, plumbing fixture, potty chair, potty seat |
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(verb) terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today" |
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Synonyms: dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, terminate |
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Related Words: clean out, dismiss, drive out, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, remove, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out |
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(noun) a room equipped with washing and toilet facilities |
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Synonyms: bathroom, facility, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet |
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Related Words: W.C., closet, comfort station, convenience, head, loo, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, room, wash room, washroom, water closet |
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(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
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Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
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Related Words: body part |
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