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Definition: Can Of Worms |
Can Of WormsNoun1. (informal) a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convolution | Adverb: in and out, round and round; a can of worms; Gordian knot. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Can Of Worms |
| Specialty definitions using "can of worms": Helminths. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Do you know what a metaphysical can of worms this portal is? (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
Expression using "can of worms": a can of worms. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "can of worms"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | ancay ofay ormsway.(various references) | |
Thai | สร้างความยุ่งยาก (open a can of worms). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-m-n-o-o-r-s-w" | |
-2 letters: conforms. | |
-3 letters: conform, coronas, macrons, maroons, racoons, romanos. | |
-4 letters: acorns, aswoon, caroms, corona, cowman, croons, crowns, forams, francs, frowns, macons, macron, macros, manors, maroon, mascon, morons, narcos, racons, racoon, ramson, ransom, romano, romans, rowans, socman, sowcar, womans. | |
-5 letters: acorn, arson, canso, carns, carom, comas, coofs, coons, corms, corns, crams, craws, croon, crown, crows, fanos, farms, faros, fawns, foams, foram, forms, franc, frons, frown, frows, macon, macro, manor, manos, marcs, mason, moans, monas, monos, moons, moors, moras, morns, moron, narco, narcs, nomas, nomos, norms, orcas, racon, roams, roans, roman, roofs, rooms, rowan, scarf, scorn, scram, sofar, sonar, sowar, swarf, swarm, swoon, sworn, warms, warns, woman, woofs, worms. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6E 4F 66 57 6F 72 6D 73 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101110 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01010111 01101111 01110010 01101101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a n   O f   W o r m s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006E 004F 0066 0057 006F 0072 006D 0073 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767802497225781847985 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Images: Slideshow | 5. Expressions 6. Translations: Modern 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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