Word Finder - cants

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An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

example

He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.

synonyms

• argot
• jargon
• slang

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A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

synonyms

• argot
• jargon
• slang

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A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.

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Empty, hypocritical talk.

example

People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.

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Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

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A blazon of a coat of arms that makes a pun upon the name (or, less often, some attribute or function) of the bearer, canting arms.

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A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.

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To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

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To speak in set phrases.

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To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.

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Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.

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To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.

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Side, edge, corner, niche.

example

Under the cant of a hill.

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Slope, the angle at which something is set.

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A corner (of a building).

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• corner

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An outer or external angle.

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An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.

synonyms

• bevel
• slope
• tilt

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A movement or throw that overturns something.

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A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.

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to give a ball a cant

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(coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.

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A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.

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A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.

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To set (something) at an angle.

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to cant a cask; to cant a ship

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To give a sudden turn or new direction to.

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to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football

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To bevel an edge or corner.

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To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

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A parcel, a division.

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To divide or parcel out.