6-Letter Words Containing CAN

Here's the list of all the 78 6-Letter Words Containing CAN in the English Language.

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cancer
1. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
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cancel
1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
2. make up for
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canyon
1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
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canvas
1. a heavy, closely woven fabric
2. an oil painting on canvas fabric
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candle
1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
2. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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cannon
1. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
2. heavy gun fired from a tank
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vacant
1. without an occupant or incumbent
2. devoid of intelligence or thought
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canton
1. provide housing for (military personnel)
2. divide into cantons, of a country
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canopy
1. cover with a canopy
2. the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit
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candid
1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
2. informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared
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canned
1. preserve in a can or tin
2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
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canary
1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
2. a female singer
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canine
1. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth
2. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
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cantor
1. the musical director of a choir
2. the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
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arcane
1. requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
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canola
1. vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
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arcana
1. information known only to a special group
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candor
1. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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canter
1. ride at a canter
2. go at a canter, of horses
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toucan
1. brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
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canker
1. a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
2. an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
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caning
1. work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
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scanty
1. lacking in magnitude or quantity
2. (of clothing) revealing the body
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canard
1. a deliberately misleading fabrication
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6-Letter Words Containing CAN