can

/kˈæn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. preserve in a can or tin
   “tinned foods are not very tasty”
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   “The boss fired his secretary today”

noun

1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
2. the quantity contained in a can
3. a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
4. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   “he deserves a good kick in the butt”
5. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
6. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

Synonyms for can

• tin
• put up
• displace
• fire
• give notice
• dismiss
• give the axe
• send away
• sack
• force out
• give the sack
• terminate
• tin can
• canful
• can buoy
• buttocks
• nates
• arse
• butt
• backside
• bum
• buns
• fundament
• hindquarters
• hind end
• keister
• posterior
• prat
• rear
• rear end
• toilet
• commode
• crapper
• pot
• potty
• stool
• throne
• lavatory
• lav
• john

Words that rhyme with can

• man
• ban
• scan
• fan
• pan
• plan
• span
• afghan
• tan
• japan
• van
• divan
• nan
• caravan
• middleman
• rattan
• bran
• caftan
• cyan
• deadpan
• merman
• oilman
• sedan
• strongman
• suntan
• turbofan
• anchorman
• assemblyman
• batman
• bedpan