Phrase Hound found 452 phrases and 350 compound words that contain can. The most common are listed below. Open can in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 452
- Can see
- garbage canA receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.
- can-openerAlternative form of can opener.
- can you help meA request for help.
- can-canAlternative spelling of cancan: A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- Can hear
- T-CanAbbreviation of Trans-Canada Highway.
- All We Can
- All You Can
- Can The Can
- New CAN
- The Can-can
- Can Live
- Do the Can Can
- U-can
- Do What You Can
- can you tell usBegins a polite request; used on behalf of more than one speaker.
- Can I See You
- Can They See Us
- Can You See
- can of wormsA complex, troublesome situation, which produces (or whose resolution will produce) many problems.
- Only You Can
- Can We Help
- Can I Get A
- Can I Get a What What
Compound words 350
- cannaAny member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- cannyCareful, prudent, cautious.
- cannotCan not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
- cannerSomeone or something which cans.
- ashcanA container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
- jerrycanA robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
- decanOne of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees.
- oilcanA container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication.
- billycanA lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping.
- can'tCannot (negative auxiliary); be unable to; not have the ability to (whether due to lacking relevant strength or skill or knowledge or supplies, or due to logical impossibility, etc).