cant
51cant — I noun 1) religious cant Syn: hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, pietism 2) thieves cant Syn: slang, jargon, idiom, argot, patois, speech, terminology, language; …
52cant — 1. noun /kænt/ a) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger. b) A private or secret language used …
53Cant — The term used for the language used by Travelers in Ireland and Scotland. These are two distinct varieties of English. The syntax and grammar are English, but the vocabulary comes from many sources, including the medieval vocabularies known as …
54cant — [[t]kæ̱nt[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you refer to moral or religious statements as cant, you are criticizing them because you think the person making them does not really believe what they are saying. ...politicians holding forth with their… …
55cant — cant1 [kant] noun 1》 hypocritical and sanctimonious talk. 2》 derogatory language peculiar to a specified group: thieves cant. ↘[as modifier] denoting a phrase or catchword temporarily current. verb dated talk hypocritically and… …
56cant — 1 noun 1 (U) insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better than they really are: a politician s cant about family values 2 (U) special words used by a particular group of people, especially in order… …
57cant — UK [kænt] / US noun Word forms cant : singular cant plural cants 1) [uncountable] talk that is not sincere, often about religion or morals 2) [countable] the difference in height between one side of a road or railway and the other …
58cant — I. /kænt / (say kant) noun 1. insincere statements, especially conventional pretence of enthusiasm for high ideals; insincere expressions of goodness or piety. 2. a. a secret language or jargon formerly spoken by the criminal class in England in… …
59cant — 1) strong, lusty : very cant, God yield you ; i. e. very strong and lusty, God reward you. Chesh. 2) to throw Kent. He was canted out of the chaise. 3) an auction ; to be sold by cant. N. 4) a corner of a field. Kent. 5) to recover or mend.… …
60cant|er — can|ter1 «KAN tuhr», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to gallop gently: »He cantered his horse down the road. The horse cantered across the meadow. –n. a gentle gallop: »The canter is to the gallop very much what the walk is to the trot (William Youatt).… …
