What's the difference between can and dan?

Can


Definition:

  • () 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.

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Dan


Definition:

  • (n.) A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir.
  • (n.) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) When irradiated circular DNA, previously nicked by T4 endonuclease V, is briefly exposed to elevated temperature, the DAN becomes susceptible to the action of exonuclease V, and pyrimidine dimers are selectively released.
  • (2) Photograph: Dan Chung Around 220,000 live in this mud-brick labyrinth; some homes date back five centuries.
  • (3) When I heard it, I thought of Sherpa as a first name, like the Edmund in Edmund Hillary, rather than as a description, like the Desperate in Desperate Dan.
  • (4) Lyft co-Founder and president John Zimmer and GM president Dan Ammann say the two companies began serious discussions about three months ago.
  • (5) Mungkin lebih baik untuk meletakkan harapan pada prakarsa dari bawah ke atas yang dilakukan oleh berbagai individu dan komunitas.
  • (6) Yu Xiangzhen, former Red Guard Photograph: Dan Chung for the Guardian Almost half a century on, it floods back: the hope, the zeal, the carefree autumn days riding the rails with fellow teenagers.
  • (7) Dan Biers, the first secretary at the US embassy, said it was disappointed by the verdict.
  • (8) Castin' makes me feel good: Ghostbusters' diverse team is a victory Read more Dan Aykroyd heralds Ghostbusters cast as 'most magnificent women in comedy' Read more “There’s three drafts of the old concept that exists,” said Aykroyd.
  • (9) Kate Garraway and Dan Lobb, currently part of the Daybreak team, could also see their roles boosted in the Daybreak reshuffle.
  • (10) Liberal MP Dan Tehan, the head of parliament’s intelligence and security committee, last week called on Australia to expand its operations in Iraq to Syria .
  • (11) However, moderate Labour MPs, including prominent voices such as Dan Jarvis and Chuka Umunna, both made strong cases last week for more controlled immigration.
  • (12) The anionic MMC-D was synthesized using 6-bromohexanoic acid as a spacer and dextran with a molecular weight of 70,000 [MMC(C6)Dan].
  • (13) Dan should have been allowed to die at home surrounded by the people who loved him."
  • (14) Dan Jarvis, MP for Barnsley Central, said: “Given that the Conservatives are in disarray and Labour has a reinvigorated membership … these elections are an excellent opportunity to significantly increase our political representation right across the country.
  • (15) Robinson has said that he held talks with Cerberus executives including former US vice-president Dan Quayle to discuss the selloff.
  • (16) John Plunkett is joined by columnist Maggie Brown , Guardian head of media and technology Dan Sabbagh and Andy Harries , chief executive of Left Bank Pictures, who has some big news of his own to share.
  • (17) The health minister Dr Dan Poulter, who is also an obstetrician, welcomed the improvements in the survey but said: "In some cases new mums are not getting enough care."
  • (18) 12.06pm BST Our own Dan Lucas was first to answer the refereeing quandary of the day, pointing out that Fifa's Law 17 says this: A goalkeeper who is injured while kicks are being taken from the penalty mark and is unable to continue as goalkeeper may be replaced by a named substitute provided his team has not used the maximum number of substitutes permitted under the competition rules.
  • (19) Four cistrons of HSV-1 and three cistrons of HSV-2 with defects in viral DNA and DAN polymerase synthesis were identified.
  • (20) Songwriter Dan Bull urged BBC bosses in Dear Auntie (An Open Letter to the BBC) : "You need to appeal to the people that feel John Peel, and want to keep it real.

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