() 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:
Wastebasket
Definition:
(n.) A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle for waste paper.
Example Sentences:
(1) Prostatodynia remains as a "wastebasket" syndrome of miscellaneous pains, aches, and pelvic discomforts.
(2) Polyps can be differentiated from submucous myomas; intrauterine adhesions can be accurately "mapped" and classified, with synechiae lysed under direct vision; endometrial carcinoma can be diagnosed and possibly staged; embedded intrauterine devices can be identified and dislodged; the wastebasket diagnosis of "dysfunctional uterine bleeding" can be cleaned up; submucosal myomas and uterine septa can be resected; and successful transuterine sterilization may become a reality.
(3) (6) The fact that petechiae are more prominent in SIDS than in other deaths adds to the evidence that SIDS is not a "wastebasket" diagnosis, despite the imperfection of existing diagnostic criteria.
(4) Two environments, wastebasket (WB) and metal cage (MC), were varied factorially as housing and conditioning contexts.
(5) "Borderline" still means different things to different people and still tends to be a wastebasket diagnosis.
(6) I've tried all kinds of things which the world had never seen – you know, [I thought] this is not a good idea and threw it in the wastebasket.
(7) But after that, Salinger's fan mail was destined for the wastebasket.