canned heat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kand heet]
- /kænd hit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kand heet]
- /kænd hit/

Definitions of canned heat words

noun canned heat fuel packaged to be used in small cans for heating, as with chafing dishes or in portable stoves. 1
noun canned heat Fuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol and contained in a cannister with a removable top, designed to be burned directly from that cannister. 0

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Origin of canned heat

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Canned heat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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canned heat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for canned heat

noun canned heat

smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
booze — Booze is alcoholic drink.
intoxicant — an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.

All 18 Synonyms of canned heat