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canlike

canlike adjective: resembling a can (container).

Adjective

canlike (comparative more canlike, superlative most canlike)

  1. Resembling a can (container).
    • They consist of a canlike housing, brackets to support the housing, a light socket and bulb inside, a reflector or diffuser to control the light pattern, and a trim ring to frame the fixture.2003, Sam Clark, Remodeling a Kitchen, page 45

Forms of canlike

comparativemore canlike
superlativemost canlike

Origin of canlike

From can + -like.

Questions about canlike

What does canlike mean?
Canlike means resembling a can (container).
What part of speech is canlike?
Canlike is an adjective.

Words near canlike in the dictionary

  1. Canlanipa
  2. Canlaon
  3. Canlaray
  4. Canley Heights
  5. Canley Vale
  6. canlike
  7. Canlingga
  8. CanLit
  9. Canlumampao
  10. Canlusong
  11. canmaker

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