Cants - English meaning

Cants – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.
Usage examples:
If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun
Have or cause to have a slanting or oblique position; tilt.
Usage examples:
He canted his head to look at the screen
Synonims:
Tilt Lean Slant Slope Incline Angle Be at an angle Tip List Bank Heel
noun
A slope or tilt.
Usage examples:
The outward cant of the curving walls
Synonims:
Slope Slant Tilt Angle Inclination
noun
A wedge-shaped block of wood, especially one remaining after the better-quality pieces have been cut off.
Usage examples:
A squared-off cant remains, containing the knottiest wood
noun
Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
Usage examples:
He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin
noun
Language specific to a particular group or profession and regarded with disparagement.
Usage examples:
Thieves' cant

Cants translation into English

Cants: translate from English into Chinese

斜面, 倾斜, 行话, 隐语, 角落, 黑话, 讲黑

Cants: translate from English into Dutch

Verkanting, Kantelen, Bargoens, Huichelen, Huicheltaal spreken, Op zijn kant zetten, Afkanten, Preektoon, Hoogdravende onzin, Schuine kant

Cants: translate from English into French

Cants, Pente, Jargon, Paroles creuses, Clichés, Paroles hypocrites, Parler avec hypocrisie, Parler avec affectation, Argot de métier, Pencher, Déclivité, Surface oblique, Secousse, Cahot, S'incliner, Retourner d'un coup sec

Cants: translate from English into German

Neigungen, Kippen, Kanten, Heuchelei, Schräge, Jargon, Kauderwelsch, Rotwelsch, Leeres gerede, Schräg stellen, Schräg sein, Schief sein, Sich neigen

Cants: translate from English into Hindi

छावनी, खिचड़ी भाषा, कठबोली, खिचड़ी भाषा में बोलाना, भीख मंगना, भिक्षा मंगना, पाखंडी होना

Cants: translate from English into Italian

Cants, Gergo, Ipocrisia, Inclinazione, Angolo esterno, Parlare in gergo, Inclinarsi, Curvarsi

Cants: translate from English into Korean

캔트, 서로 통하는 말, 경사면, 한번 밀기, 한번 찌르기, 비스듬히 밀다, 비스듬히 찌르다, 기울다, 뒤집다, 위선적인 말투, 점잔빼는 말투를 쓰다, 은어를 쓰다, 기울이다, 모서리를 자르다, 방향을 바꾸다

Cants: translate from English into Russian

Косяки, Брус, Косяк, Ханжество, Жаргон, Наклонное положение, Лицемерие, Наклон, Срезанный край, Арго, Кантовать, Сплетничать, Скошенный край, Удар, Отклонение от прямой, Толчок, Обтесанное бревно, Тайный язык, Воровской жаргон, Плаксивый тон, Скашивать, Наклонять, Ставить под углом, Опрокидываться, Перевертываться, Опрокидывать, Перевертывать, Употреблять жаргон, Ругать, Говорить нараспев, Клянчить, Попрошайничать, Быть ханжой, Лицемерить, Клеветать

Cants: translate from English into Spanish

Cantos, Jerga, Sesgo, Bisel, Inclinar sobre, Camandulear

Word origin

Middle English (denoting an edge or brink): from Middle Low German kant, kante, Middle Dutch cant ‘point, side, edge’, based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus ‘corner, side’.

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Cants – similar words

cant

noun
Hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
Usage examples:
He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin

verb
Talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.
Usage examples:
If they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere

noun
A slope or tilt.
Usage examples:
The outward cant of the curving walls

Cant - all meanings in English

Cants synonims

angle

noun
The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
Usage examples:
In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb
Direct or incline at an angle.
Usage examples:
He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun
A fish hook.
Usage examples:
You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

Angle - all meanings in English

bank

noun
The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
Usage examples:
Willows lined the bank of the stream

verb
Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
Usage examples:
The rain banked the soil up behind the gate

verb
Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.
Usage examples:
She may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

Bank - all meanings in English

heel

noun
The back part of the human foot below the ankle.
Usage examples:
Knees are bent and held in front of the chest, with the heels positioned below the hips.

verb
Fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).
Usage examples:
They were soling and heeling heavy working boots

exclamation
A command to a dog to walk close behind its owner.
Usage examples:
‘heel’ i said and rusty obeyed.

Heel - all meanings in English

inclination

noun
A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.
Usage examples:
John was a scientist by training and inclination

noun
A preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something
Usage examples:
Tony has a strong inclination toward the arts., if i were in your situation, my inclination would b…

Inclination - all meanings in English

incline

verb
Be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something.
Usage examples:
He was inclined to accept the offer

noun
An inclined surface or plane; a slope, especially on a road or railway.
Usage examples:
The road climbs a long incline through a forest

Incline - all meanings in English

lean

verb
Be in or move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
He leaned back in his chair

noun
A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.
Usage examples:
The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective
(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.
Usage examples:
His lean, muscular body

Lean - all meanings in English

list

noun
A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.
Usage examples:
Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb
Make a list of.
Usage examples:
I have listed four reasons below

noun
An instance of a ship listing to one side.
Usage examples:
The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

List - all meanings in English

slant

verb
Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Usage examples:
A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun
A sloping position.
Usage examples:
The hedge grew at a slant

adjective
Sloping.
Usage examples:
Slant pockets

Slant - all meanings in English

slope

noun
A surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another; a rising or falling surface.
Usage examples:
He slithered helplessly down the slope

verb
(of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.
Usage examples:
The garden sloped down to a stream

Slope - all meanings in English

tilt

verb
Move or cause to move into a sloping position.
Usage examples:
The floor tilted slightly

noun
A sloping position or movement.
Usage examples:
The tilt of her head

verb
Lean over; tip

Tilt - all meanings in English

tip

noun
The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering.
Usage examples:
George pressed the tips of his fingers together

verb
Attach to or cover the end or extremity of.
Usage examples:
The peaks of the mountains were tipped with snow

noun
A place where rubbish is left.
Usage examples:
A rubbish tip

Tip - all meanings in English

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