cans
Because it is a word with a single syllable, cans is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcans
- A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
- A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
- A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
- A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
Example: "Bob's in the can. You can wait a few minutes or just leave it with me."
- Buttocks.
- Jail or prison.
Example: "Bob's in the can. He won't be back for a few years."
- (in the plural) Headphones.
- A drinking cup.
- A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
- A chimney pot.
- (in the plural) an E-meter used in Scientology auditing.
- To seal in a can.
Example: "They canned air to sell as a novelty to tourists."
- To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
Example: "They spent August canning fruit and vegetables."
- To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
Example: "He canned the whole project because he thought it would fail."
- To shut up.
Example: "Can your gob."
- To fire or dismiss an employee.
Example: "The boss canned him for speaking out."
- To hole the ball.
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