milk can vs can

milk can and can both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of milk can include tin, tin can.

milk can (noun)	can (noun)
large can for transporting milk	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

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