Cant
Related Definitions
[n] two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
[n] stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
[n] insincere talk about religion or morals
[n] a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
[n] a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
[adj] having the slant of a bevel; "a bevel edge"; "a cant buttress"
[v] heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
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Synonyms
argot, bank, bevel, bevel, beveled, buzzword, camber, cant over, chamfer, inclined, jargon, lingo, patois, pious platitude, pitch, slang, slant, tilt, vernacular
Related Terms
about ship, Aesopian language, affectation, affectedness, alert, angle, angularity, animate, animated, apex, argot, ascend, babble, Babel, back and fill, bank, be hypocritical, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, bend, bifurcation, b