- plural of can.
cans
Britishplural noun
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Pringles’ Halloween sweepstake promises one winner a metal urn shaped like the brand’s cylindrical cans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Water! Water!" the crowd shouted as it stormed a compound with data centres, armed with empty plastic bottles and jerry cans.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Bottles of oil, packets of salt and a few tin cans lie among the debris.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Walk around your property with a view to securing items such as fertilizer bags and open paint cans so that they don’t wash into storm drains, which flow to the ocean without treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
We clean off shelves jammed with empty cans of sealant, and half-full cans of paint, and tubs filled with assorted nails and screws.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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