Might vs. Can
Mightnoun
Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
Mightnoun
(uncountable) Physical strength or force.
Mightnoun
(uncountable) The ability to do something.
Mightadjective
(obsolete) Mighty; powerful.
Mightadjective
(obsolete) Possible.
Mightverb
(auxiliary) Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
Mightverb
(auxiliary) may Used to indicate permission in past tense.
Mightverb
(auxiliary) may Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
Mightverb
Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
Might
imp. of May.
Mightnoun
Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.
Mightnoun
physical strength
Mightverb
past of may
Mightverb
used in reported speech, to express possibility or permission
Mightverb
expressing a possibility based on an unfulfilled condition
Mightverb
expressing annoyance about something that someone has not done
Mightverb
expressing purpose
Mightverb
used tentatively to ask permission or to express a polite request
Mightverb
asking for information, especially condescendingly
Mightverb
used to express possibility or make a suggestion
Mightnoun
great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, large organization, or natural force
Canverb
To know how to; to be able to.
Canverb
May; to be permitted or enabled to.
Canverb
(modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
Canverb
(auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
Canverb
To seal in a can.
Canverb
To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
Canverb
To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
Canverb
To shut up.
Canverb
To fire or dismiss an employee.
Cannoun
A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
Cannoun
A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
Cannoun
A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
Cannoun
A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
Cannoun
Buttocks.
Cannoun
(slang) Jail or prison.
Cannoun
Headphones.
Cannoun
(archaic) A drinking cup.
Cannoun
(nautical) A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark
Cannoun
A chimney pot.
Can
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
Cannoun
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
Cannoun
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.
Canverb
To preserve by putting in sealed cans
Canverb
To know; to understand.
Canverb
To be able to do; to have power or influence.
Canverb
To be able; - followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
Cannoun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Cannoun
the quantity contained in a can
Cannoun
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
Cannoun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
Cannoun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Cannoun
a room equipped with toilet facilities
Canverb
preserve in a can or tin;
Canverb
terminate the employment of;
Canverb
be able to
Canverb
be able to through acquired knowledge or skill
Canverb
have the opportunity or possibility to
Canverb
used to express doubt or surprise about the possibility of something's being the case
Canverb
used to indicate that something is typically the case
Canverb
be permitted to
Canverb
used to request someone to do something
Canverb
used to make a suggestion or offer
Canverb
preserve (food) in a can
Canverb
dismiss from a job
Canverb
reject as inadequate
Cannoun
a cylindrical metal container
Cannoun
a small steel or aluminium container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods
Cannoun
the quantity of food or drink held by a can
Cannoun
prison
Cannoun
the toilet
Cannoun
headphones.
Cannoun
a woman's breasts.
