cannister
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- noun
- /ˈkænɪstər/
- UK
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lata
- Pour dry coffee into a small metal cannister with holes at the bottom, sit it atop a glass carafe, then pour water into the cannister.
- steel cannister
Examples
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I was wondering if you'd include that coffee cannister from Asia.
Blog text (9) -
I know, but she is trying to load the cannisters.
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If you are going to search those areas anyway, I would like to send trap cannisters with you.
Fiction book (1991) -
Switching the cannisters was easy.
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One hand brushes a long steel cannister sunk in the muck.
Fiction book (1997) -
Pour dry coffee into a small metal cannister with holes at the bottom, sit it atop a glass carafe, then pour water into the cannister.
Blog text (9) -
"If you can get to it before it explodes," Khadaji told the security man, "sealing it into an inert gas cannister will render it harmless." "Our EU is on the way," the security man said.
Fiction book (1991) -
She stored her loose tea in a shiny metal cannister on the kitchen shelf.
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To keep flour fresh, I put it in a tight-sealing cannister in the pantry.
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He opened the cannister to reveal a rich blend of spices for his cooking.
Synonyms
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A sealed metal container for food or drink
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A metal container for keeping food or small things
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A metal container for keeping dry food like tea or flour
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A small metal container for keeping food or drink
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Etymology
The word cannister comes from an old Greek word kanistron, which meant 'basket' or a small 'container'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a can — a familiar metal 'container' — so a cannister is a container for dry foods like tea or flour.