tin can

noun

Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite

Word type: noun; verb; adjective; adverb

Line style: core relation; instance, member or derived; substance, domain or see-also

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Senses

Sense 1 noun

informal term for a destroyer

Types & categories

destroyer hypernym

Sense 2 noun

airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

Types & categories

container hypernym
beer can hyponym
caddy hyponym
cannikin hyponym
coffee can hyponym
milk can hyponym
oilcan hyponym
soda can hyponym

Related & opposite

can derivation

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	hypernym	Types & categories	destroyer
2	derivation	Related & opposite	can
2	hypernym	Types & categories	container
2	hyponym	Types & categories	beer can
2	hyponym	Types & categories	caddy
2	hyponym	Types & categories	cannikin
2	hyponym	Types & categories	coffee can
2	hyponym	Types & categories	milk can
2	hyponym	Types & categories	oilcan
2	hyponym	Types & categories	soda can