/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of ash can Find synonyms for: Noun1. Ash Can, Ashcan school, artistic movement, art movementusage: early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city lifeNoun1. Ash Can, Ashcan school, artistic movement, art movementusage: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collectedWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language