() an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
(n.) A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
(n.) A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.
(v. t.) To preserve by putting in sealed cans
(v. t. & i.) To know; to understand.
(v. t. & i.) To be able to do; to have power or influence.
(v. t. & i.) To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
Example Sentences:
Canna
Definition:
(n.) A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.
(n.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States.
Example Sentences:
(1) We spend another day on the water, this time on the MV Sheerwater, a ferry from Arisaig to the archipelago of Eigg, Rum, Canna and Muck.
(2) Cannae wait!” some old-stager pitches in from the crowd.
(3) Five tropical tubers were used : Manihot utilissima and Dioscorea dumetorum of A-type, Dioscorea cayenensis and alata and Canna edulis of B-type.
(4) A reminder of the song, familiar to all Scots, "ye cannae shove your granny off the bus".
(5) That is the reality of what their new leader in Scotland will inherit and what they will be consumed by – rather than concentrating on the issues that matter to the people of Scotland.” And he is not above adding fuel to the flames: “And we now have the astonishing claims, reported in the New Statesman , that Jim Murphy was preparing to publish a list of Labour colleagues who were calling for Lamont’s sacking, a claim he must now answer.” But Salmond himself has always excited strong opinions, from those who see him as Scotland’s most talented politician, to those who assured canvassers they “cannae stand that man”.
(6) Part of the archipelago in the Inner Hebrides known as the Small Isles (along with siblings Muck, Canna and Rum), Eigg has a fascinating, eventful history, including a lengthy feud between the Macdonalds and Macleods in the 16th century that led to the death of the island's entire population, suffocated in an act of clan warfare in a spot now known as the Massacre Cave.
(7) The loco whistles past sparkling Loch Morar, through the lovely villages of Lochailort and Arisaig (from which you can make out the small isles Rum, Eigg, Muck and Canna ) and finishes up at Mallaig – where a fish supper on the quayside, legs dangling over the water, comes highly recommended.