WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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arse, ass, backside, bathroom, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, canful, can buoy, commode, crapper, derriere, dismiss, fanny, fire, force out, fundament, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, hindquarters, hind end, john, keister, lav, lavatory, nates, posterior, pot, potty, prat, privy, put up, rear, rear end, rump, sack, seat, send away, stern, stool, tail, tail end, terminate, throne, tin, tin can, toilet, tooshie, tush,
1. NOUN. (can)
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
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2. NOUN. (can)
a room equipped with toilet facilities
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room,
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head, public toilet, comfort station, public convenience, convenience, public lavatory, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, washroom, water closet, closet, W.C., loo,
3. NOUN. (can)
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
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stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make, stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make,
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4. NOUN. (can)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"
"are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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5. NOUN. (can)
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
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buoy,
6. NOUN. (can)
the quantity contained in a can
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7. VERB. (can)
preserve in a can or tin
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
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8. VERB. (can)
terminate the employment of
"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"
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dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking, dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking,
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retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, send packing, send away, drop,
