cant

Meanings

Plural: cants

Noun

stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
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
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
insincere talk about religion or morals
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
Empty, hypocritical talk.
Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.
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.
A call for bidders at a public fair; an auction.
Side, edge, corner, niche.
Slope, the angle at which something is set.
A corner (of a building).
An outer or external angle.
An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.
A movement or throw that overturns something.
A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so given.
A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
A segment of the rim of a wooden cogwheel.
A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
An unfinished log after preliminary cutting.
A parcel, a division.

Verb

heel over
To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
To speak in set phrases.
To talk, beg, or preach in a singsong or whining fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.
To set (something) at an angle; to tilt.
To give a sudden turn or new direction to.
To bevel an edge or corner.
To overturn so that the contents are emptied.
To divide or parcel out.

Adj

Lively, lusty.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cantō probably via Old Northern French canter (“sing, tell”). Doublet of chant.

Synonyms

argot, bank, bevel, buzzword, camber, cant over, chamfer, corner, jargon, lingo, patois, pious platitude, pitch, slang, slant, slope, tilt, vernacular

Scrabble Score: 6

cant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

cant is a valid Words With Friends word