Unscramble CANTS - 25 Words Found

Complete Definitions of Cants

Noun

1. An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. — “He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger.”
2. A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
3. A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
4. Empty, hypocritical talk. — “People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant.”
5. Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

Synonyms: argot, jargon, slang, argot, jargon, slang

Verb

1. To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
2. To speak in set phrases.
3. To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
4. Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
5. To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.

Noun

1. Side, edge, corner, niche. — “Under the cant of a hill.”
2. Slope, the angle at which something is set.
3. A corner (of a building).
4. An outer or external angle.
5. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.

Synonyms: bevel, slope, tilt, corner

Verb

1. To set (something) at an angle. — “to cant a cask; to cant a ship”
2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to. — “to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football”
3. To bevel an edge or corner.
4. To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

Noun

1. A parcel, a division.

Verb

1. To divide or parcel out.