Can
Can noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the protesters were rounded up and thrown in the can
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The joint just below the R button can weaken and snap very easily, leaving a broken R button (which most games use as a major button) or a free swinging topscreen.
Source: Tonka Tough -
You can tell what mood he's in by which side is facing you — and he'll always be facing you, as he can reverse every joint in his body at will.
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In Astérix and the Secret Weapon, this is how Bravura makes her marriage proposal to Asterix, promising they can become joint chiefs of the village.
Source: We Can Rule Together
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Joint and Can. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/joint
Can & Joint. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/joint>.
Joint or Can. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/can/joint.
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