can opener

noun [C]

(UK also tin opener)

Definition

› a tool for opening metal containers of foodKitchen utensils

(Definition of can opener noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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can noun (CONTAINER)
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can take it or leave it idiom
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can verb (STOP)
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can't (even) begin idiom

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