cants
Meaning of cants
- talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something.
if they'd stop canting about ‘honest work’ they might get somewhere
early 16th century: probably from Latin cantare ‘to sing’ (see chant). The early meaning was ‘musical sound, singing’; in the mid 17th century this gave rise to the senses ‘whining manner of speaking’ and ‘form of words repeated mechanically in such a manner’ (for example a beggar's plea), hence ‘jargon’ (of beggars and other such groups).
verb, 3rd person present- have or cause to have a slanting or oblique position; tilt.
he canted his head to look at the screen
mismatched slate roofs canted at all angles
- a slope or tilt.
the outward cant of the curving walls
- a wedge-shaped block of wood, especially one remaining after the better-quality pieces have been cut off.
a squared-off cant remains, containing the knottiest wood
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’.
Information about cants
- The singular form of cants is: cant.
- Languages in which cants is used:
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cants
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- cants is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
cants synonyms
Meaning move or cause to move into a sloping position:
Meaning be in or move into a sloping position:
Meaning slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal:
Meaning (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down:
Meaning lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal:
Meaning direct or incline at an angle:
Meaning attach to or cover the end or extremity of:
Meaning make a list of:
Meaning (with reference to an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn:
Meaning fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot):
Meaning the angle at which a straight line or plane is inclined to another:
Anagrams of cants
Words that rhyme with cants
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