ash can

1. 1.

   early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life

   SynonymsAshcan school

   Broaderartistic movement

Questions about ash can

What does ash can mean?

ash can means "early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life".

What is another word for ash can?

Close synonyms include Ashcan school. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ash can a common word?

ash can is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.