Can and Utensil

Can

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

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

Utensil noun - An article intended for use in work.

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

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Also Patti Pan the waitress, whose first name can reference a meat patty, and whose last name can reference the cooking utensil, or the Japanese word for bread.

Source: Video Game / Azure Dreams
To eat all these Ninja Pirate Zombie Foodstuffs, you can always use a spork, the eating-utensil version of this trope.

Source: Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot / Food And Drink
The flight attendants also boil water, break several wine bottles, and use every sharp eating utensil they can find in the back cabin.

Source: Film / United 93

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