Box and Can

Box

Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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Can and box are semantically related. in container topic. In some cases you can use "Can" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Can noun - A metal container in the shape of a cylinder.

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Box and can are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Can".

old	old box	old can
full	full box	full can
nice	nice box	nice can
special	special box	special can
Other adjectives: original, single, empty, small, actual, entire, real, large, big, huge, blue, little, private, new, last, nearby, giant, sealed, red, bigger.

He genuinely loves football, learned to box and can sometimes 'pass' as straight, but he's also read Patti LuPone's new book, knows all the Vogue covers, and loves showtunes.

Source: Camp Gay
Or you can trade it all in (pulls out a box with question marks all over it) for what's in this box.

Source: Mystery Box
Or you can put in the same box a demon doll instead and make insanity-inducing variant.

Source: Scary Jack-in-the-Box

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