Definition of can

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Can (v. t. & i.) To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to..

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Grackle :: Grackle (n.) One of several American blackbirds, of the family Icteridae; as, the rusty grackle (Scolecophagus Carolinus); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the purple grackle (Quiscalus quiscula, or Q. versicolor). See Crow blackbird, under Crow..
Cannibal :: Cannibal (a.) Relating to cannibals or cannibalism.
Undecane :: Undecane (n.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule..
Picra :: Picra (n.) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic..
Canning :: Canning (p. pr. &vb. n.) of Ca.
Cottontail :: Cottontail (n.) The American wood rabbit (Lepus sylvaticus); -- also called Molly cottontail.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them..
Mexicanize :: Mexicanize (v. i.) To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government..
Anthropophagy :: Anthropophagy (n.) The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.
Chica :: Chica (n.) A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a decoction of maize.
Drill :: Drill (n.) A large African baboon (Cynocephalus leucophaeus).
Ebonite :: Ebonite (n.) A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus..
Pecan :: Pecan (n.) A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat..
Hoazin :: Hoazin (n.) A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zoologists it is made the type of a distinct order (Opisthocomi).
Aruspex :: Aruspex (n.) One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods..
Cantabile :: Cantabile (a.) In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando..
Hammock :: Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends..
Poacher :: Poacher (n.) The American widgeon.
Marine :: Marine (a.) The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine..
Cannulated :: Cannulated (a.) Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle..
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