Can and Envelope

Can

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

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Envelope and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Envelope" instead a noun "Can".

Envelope noun - A flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc..

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

human	human can	human envelope
old	old can	old envelope
full	full can	full envelope
special	special can	special envelope
Other adjectives: inside, single, open, empty, small, entire, real, large, huge, blue, infamous, new, sealed, red, bigger.

Getting Crap Past the Radar: Some lyrics push the envelope as far as a T-Rated game can (or E10 in Lego's case).

Source: Video Game / Rock Band
And there's also an envelope which you can check, in case you forget your mission for the day.

Source: Now, Where Was I Going Again?
With musicians, they can sometimes do cover versions of their own material as a method of pushing the envelope with their own work.

Source: Rearrange the Song

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