W.C. vs can

W.C. and can both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
W.C.	Yes	No	No	No
can	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, can is a hypernym of W.C.; that is, can is a word with a broader meaning than W.C.:

Other hypernyms of W.C. include bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet.

W.C. (noun)	can (noun)
a toilet in Britain	airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
	a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
	a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
	the quantity contained in a can

W.C. (verb)	can (verb)
	preserve in a can or tin
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position