Can and Number

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

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

Number noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

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

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

similar	similar can	similar number
specific	specific can	specific number
original	original can	original number
single	single can	single number
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, large, big, huge, little, new, final, last, different.

As such, they came up with an idea— leave a phone number so the shop can call them when the boss arrives, so they can presumably come back later to steal the money.

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The catch being is that they bill your phone bill directly either weekly or monthly if you don't request them to stop after you get your "free" one and they sell your number and can telemarket you for up to six months without violating the Do Not Call registry.

Source: Read the Fine Print
Hilariously, although you can't die, you can kill people in a number of increasingly ridiculous ways.

Source: Good Thing You Can Heal

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