These are the meanings of the letters OCAN when you unscramble them.
- Can ()
an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]
- Can (n.)
A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids.
- Can (n.)
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.
- Can (v. t.)
To preserve by putting in sealed cans
- Can (v. t. & i.)
To be able to do; to have power or influence.
- Can (v. t. & i.)
To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I can go, but do not wish to.
- Can (v. t. & i.)
To know; to understand.
- Con (adv.)
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
- Con (v. t.)
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
- Con (v. t.)
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
- Con (v. t.)
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
- Oca (n.)
A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.