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English Thesaurus

1. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	container,
definition	:	any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact)

2. a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	ammo, ammunition,
definition	:	projectiles to be fired from a gun (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	pellet, shot,
definition	:	a solid missile discharged from a firearm (noun.artifact)

3. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	can, put up, tin,
definition	:	preserve in a can or tin (verb.change)

derivation	:	can, put up, tin,
definition	:	preserve in a can or tin (verb.change)