(tin) can opener

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• Can opener — For the grappling hold, see spinal lock#Can opener. A modern opener with a combination of a rotating cutting wheel and a serrated wheel A can opener (also known as a tin opener) is a device used to open metal cans. Although preservation of food… …   Wikipedia

• can opener — can openers N COUNT A can opener is the same as a tin opener …   English dictionary

• can-opener — canˈ opener noun A tin opener • • • Main Entry: ↑can …   Useful english dictionary

• can opener — can ,opener noun count a piece of equipment with a circular blade used for opening cans. British usually tin opener …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• can opener — noun a device for cutting cans open • Syn: ↑tin opener • Hypernyms: ↑opener • Hyponyms: ↑church key * * * noun : a device for opening cans * * * a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans. [ …   Useful english dictionary

• Tin can — A tin can, also called a tin (especially in British English) or a can, is an air tight container for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening. Cans hold… …   Wikipedia

• can opener — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms can opener : singular can opener plural can openers a tin opener …   English dictionary

• can opener — noun A device used to open tin cans, usually by slicing the lid off. Syn: tin opener …   Wiktionary

• can opener — noun (C) especially AmE a tool for opening a can of food; tin opener BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• can-opener — noun An implement for opening metal cans. Syn: church key, tin opener …   Wiktionary

• ˈcan ˌopener — noun [C] a tin opener …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English