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2can noun 1 : a usu. cylindrical container or receptacle

2 : JAIL

3 : TOILET

3can verb canned; can·ning 1 : to put in a can : preserve by sealing in airtight cans or jars

2 slang : to discharge from employment

3 slang : to put a stop or an end to

— can·ner noun

Can or Canad abbreviation Canada; Canadian

Can·a·da goose noun : a common wild goose of No. America

Ca·na·di·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Canada

— Canadian adjective

ca·naille noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. It canaglia, fr. cane dog]

: RABBLE, RIFFRAFF

ca·nal noun 1 : a tubular passage in the body : DUCT

2 : an artificial waterway (as for boats or irrigation)

Synonyms

aqueduct, channel, conduit, flume, raceway, watercourse—more at CHANNEL

can·a·lize verb -lized; -liz·ing 1 : to provide with a canal or make into or like a channel

2 : to provide with an outlet; especially : to direct into preferred channels

— ca·nal·i·za·tion noun

can·a·pé noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., sofa, fr. ML canopeum, canapeum mosquito net]

: a piece of bread or toast or a cracker topped with a savory food

ca·nard noun : a false or unfounded report or story

ca·nary noun, plural ca·nar·ies [ORIGIN: fr. the Canary islands]

1 : a usu. sweet wine similar to Madeira

2 : a usu. yellow or greenish finch often kept in a cage as a pet

ca·nas·ta noun [ORIGIN: Sp, lit., basket]

: rummy played with two full decks of cards plus four jokers

canc abbreviation canceled

can·can noun : a woman's dance of French origin characterized by high kicking

1cancel verb -celed or -celled; -cel·ing or -cel·ling [ORIGIN: ME cancellen, fr. AF canceller, chanceller, fr. LL cancellare, fr. L, to make like a lattice, fr. cancelli lattice]

1 : to destroy the force or validity of <~ a magazine subscription>

2 : to match in force or effect : OFFSET — often used with out

3 : to cross out : DELETE

4 : to remove (a common divisor) from a numerator and denominator; also : to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account

5 : to mark (a postage stamp or check) so that it cannot be reused

6 : to neutralize each other's strength or effect

Synonyms

[1] abort, call, call off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke; also abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off; recant, retract, take back, withdraw; countermand, reverse; end, halt, stop, terminate; give up, relinquish, surrender

Antonyms

continue, keep

usually cancel out [2] annul, compensate, correct, counteract, counterbalance, make up, neutralize, offset—more at OFFSET

2cancel noun 1 : CANCELLATION

2 : a deleted part

can·cel·er or can·cel·ler noun : a force or influence that cancels out or offsets an opposing force

Synonyms

balance, counteraction, counterbalance, counterweight, equipoise, offset

can·cel·la·tion noun : the act or an instance of canceling : the calling off of an arrangement

Synonyms

abortion, calling, recall, repeal, rescission, revocation; also annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification; abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination; giving up, relinquishment, surrender

Antonyms

continuation

can·cer noun [ORIGIN: L, lit., crab]

1 cap : a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo usu. pictured as a crab

2 cap : the 4th sign of the zodiac in astrology; also : one born under this sign

3 : a malignant tumor that tends to spread in the body; also : an abnormal state marked by such tumors

4 : a malignant evil that spreads destructively

— can·cer·ous adjective

— can·cer·ous·ly adverb

can·de·la·bra noun : an ornamental branched candlestick or lamp with several lights

can·de·la·brum noun, plural -bra also -brums : CANDELABRA

can·did adjective 1 : marked by honest sincere expression : FRANK, STRAIGHTFORWARD

2 : relating to photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed

— can·did·ly adverb

— can·did·ness noun

Synonyms

direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, honest, open, outspoken, plain, straight, straightforward, unguarded,