Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "cant" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

cant dog cant hook cant rail cant strip cant-dog cantboard cantish cantrail outcant recant

Context

british coopering dialect heraldry nautical pejorative

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bunk edge hokum incline meaninglessness move non-standard speech nonsense nonsensicality side slope talk talking

Type Of (IsA)

non standard speech parlance talk

Manner Of

move

Related Terms

cantilever jargon sociolect

Related Terms

angle argot auction beggar bevel bias bid blazon bulkhead cantilever canting arms cask class coat of arms cogwheel corner deck descant divide edge empty false gang hypocritical impulse irish traveller jargon kick language lively lusty movement niche overturn parcel out preach private pun push rim secret sect sell set phrase shelta side singsong slope sociolect speak subgroup talk throw thrust tilt vessel whining

Synonym Network

argot bank bevel buzzword jargon slang

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