Canverb
To know how to; to be able to.
âShe can speak English, French, and German.â; âI can play football.â; âCan you remember your fifth birthday?â;
Shouldverb
(auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it.
âWhat do I think? What should I do?â; âYou should never drink and drive.â; âYou should always wear a seat belt.â;
Canverb
May; to be permitted or enabled to.
âYou can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework.â; âCan I use your pen?â;
Shouldverb
(auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable.
âYou should brush your teeth every day.â; âI should exercise more often, but I'm too lazy.â;
Canverb
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
âCan it be Friday already?â; âTeenagers can really try their parents' patience.â; âAnimals can experience emotions.â;
Shouldverb
(auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.
âWhen you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.â; âYou should be warm enough with that coat.â;
Canverb
(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
Shouldverb
Used as a variant of the present subjunctive.
âIf I should be late, go without me.â; âShould you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.â;
Canverb
To seal in a can.
âThey canned air to sell as a novelty to tourists.â;
Shouldverb
(auxiliary) shall
âI told him that I should be busy tomorrow.â;
Canverb
To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
âThey spent August canning fruit and vegetables.â;
Shouldverb
A variant of would when used with first person subjects.
âI should imagine that everything is fine right now.â; âI should be lucky if I were you.â;
Canverb
To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
âHe canned the whole project because he thought it would fail.â;
Shouldnoun
A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case.
Canverb
To shut up.
âCan your gob.â;
Should
Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see Shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go.
Canverb
To fire or dismiss an employee.
âThe boss canned him for speaking out.â;
Cannoun
A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
Cannoun
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
Cannoun
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
Cannoun
A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
âShit or get off the can.â; âBob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me.â;
Cannoun
Buttocks.
Cannoun
(slang) Jail or prison.
âBob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years.â;
Cannoun
Headphones.
Cannoun
(archaic) A drinking cup.
Cannoun
(nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
Cannoun
A chimney pot.
Can
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
âWith gentle words he can faile gree.â;
Cannoun
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
âFill the cup and fill can,Have a rouse before the morn.â;
Cannoun
A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
Canverb
To preserve by putting in sealed cans
Canverb
To know; to understand.
âI can rimes of Rodin Hood.â; âI can no Latin, quod she.â; âLet the priest in surplice white,That defunctive music can.â;
Canverb
To be able to do; to have power or influence.
âThe will of Him who all things can.â; âFor what, alas, can these my single arms?â; âMæcænas and Agrippa, who can most with Cæsar.â;
Canverb
To be able; - followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
âYet he could not but acknowledge to himself that there was something calculated to impress awe, . . . in the sudden appearances and vanishings . . . of the masqueâ; âTom felt that this was a rebuff for him, and could not but understand it as a left-handed hit at his employer.â;
Cannoun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Cannoun
the quantity contained in a can
Cannoun
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Cannoun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
âhe deserves a good kick in the buttâ; âare you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?â;
Cannoun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Cannoun
a room equipped with toilet facilities
Canverb
preserve in a can or tin;
âtinned foods are not very tastyâ;
Canverb
terminate the employment of;
âThe boss fired his secretary todayâ; âThe company terminated 25% of its workersâ;
Canverb
be able to
âhe can't afford itâ; âthey can run fastâ; âI could hear footstepsâ;
Canverb
be able to through acquired knowledge or skill
âI can speak Italianâ;
Canverb
have the opportunity or possibility to
âthere are many ways holidaymakers can take money abroadâ;
Canverb
used to express doubt or surprise about the possibility of something's being the case
âwhere can she have gone?â; âhe can't have finishedâ;
Canverb
used to indicate that something is typically the case
âhe could be very moodyâ; âantique clocks can seem out of place in modern homesâ;
Canverb
be permitted to
âyou can use the phone if you want toâ; ânobody could legally drink on the premisesâ;
Canverb
used to request someone to do something
âcan you open the window?â; âcan't you leave me alone?â;
Canverb
used to make a suggestion or offer
âwe can have another drink if you likeâ;
Canverb
preserve (food) in a can
âsardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oilâ;
Canverb
dismiss from a job
âhe was canned because of a tiff over promotionâ;
Canverb
reject as inadequate
âthey canned the projectâ;
Cannoun
a cylindrical metal container
âa can of paintâ; âa petrol canâ;
Cannoun
a small steel or aluminium container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods
âa beer canâ;
Cannoun
the quantity of food or drink held by a can
âhe drank two cans of lagerâ;
Cannoun
prison
âour friends will get a year or two in the canâ;
Cannoun
the toilet
âshe walks in and has to use the canâ;
Cannoun
headphones.
Cannoun
a woman's breasts.