cants

Meanings

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
• plural of cant

Verb

• heel over
• third-person singular simple present indicative of cant

Synonyms

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