can vs coffee can

can and coffee can both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
can	Yes	No	Yes	No
coffee can	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, coffee can is a hyponym of can; that is, coffee can is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than can:

Other hyponyms of can include beer can, caddy, tea caddy, cannikin, milk can, oilcan, soda can.

can (noun)	coffee can (noun)
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.	a can for storing ground coffee
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

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