canister

noun

ˈka-nə-stər How to pronounce canister (audio)
variants also cannister
Definition of canisternext
as in tin
a metal container in the shape of a cylinder she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

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Recent Examples of canister The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gas. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025 Once its internal canister is full up, the J20 dutifully heads back to base, where a mighty noise indicates the dust canister has been sucked clean. — New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025 Rose watches the camera feed with Mosley to ID the men, alive or dead, and eventually, the bomb squad successfully disarms the canisters. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025 Once Firefly's lander separated from the Falcon 9, the rocket jettisoned the canister, performed a brief engine firing to maneuver into a slightly different orbit, then released ispace's lander. — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for canister
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  1. tin
  2. barrel
  3. bucket
Noun
  • Renovated in 2010, the building’s ground floor contains 2,100 square feet of retail space with tin ceilings and massive display windows to showcase your specialty-coffee selection or organic apples.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Whisk six eggs, 1 cup broccoli, one-fourth cup feta cheese, and your spices of choice, then bake in a muffin tin until the eggs are cooked through.
    — Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of tin
Noun
  • Still, those current production levels have been achieved during a period when domestic U.S. oil prices have hovered in the range of $70 per barrel or higher.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Style them with a swimsuit, linen pants, or barrel jeans for a carefree, just-threw-this-on look.
    — Nina Derwin, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of barrel
Noun
  • With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • McCollum lives and dies with every bucket, every rebound, every bounce of the ball.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of bucket

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