cant | Amarkosh

Meaning of word cant from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

cant noun

Meaning : Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition.

Synonyms : buzzword

Meaning : 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.

Synonyms : bank, camber

Meaning : A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).

Example : They don't speak our lingo.

Synonyms : argot, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular

Meaning : Insincere talk about religion or morals.

Synonyms : pious platitude

Meaning : Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.

Synonyms : bevel, chamfer

cant verb

Meaning : Heel over.

Example : The tower is tilting.
The ceiling is slanting.

Synonyms : cant over, pitch, slant, tilt

Install App

चौपाल

चर्चित शब्द

sugar (noun)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').