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

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

Meaning : Heel over.

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

Synonyms : cant over, pitch, slant, tilt

master (noun)
An artist of consummate skill.

savor (noun)
The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth.

ockham (noun)
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).

air hostess (noun)
A woman steward on an airplane.

jeddah (noun)
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Near Mecca.

mimicry (noun)
The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

electrical fuse (noun)
An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

milklike (adjective)
Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

cupid (noun)
(Roman mythology) god of love. Counterpart of Greek Eros.

square (noun)
(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles. A four-sided regular polygon.