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cant — cant1 cantingly, adv. /kant/, n. 1. insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety. 2. the private language of the underworld. 3. the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc … Universalium
cant — cant1 [kænt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cant to speak, talk like a beggar trying to get money (16 18 centuries), from Latin cantare; CHANT1] 1.) [U] insincere talk about moral or religious principles by someone who is pretending to be better… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cant — 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… … English new terms dictionary
heel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rear; tilt, cant; slang, cad, scoundrel, bounder (inf.), rat (sl.), louse (sl.), SOB (sl.). See obliquity, evildoer. v. i. turn around, pivot, swivel. v. t. follow, pursue, go after; slang, shadow,… … English dictionary for students
incline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slant, slope, tilt; pitch, lurch; tend, influence, bias. See tendency. n. obliquity, grade; gradient, slant, bias, slope (see v.); ramp, ascent, upgrade; downgrade, descent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
lean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slant, incline; depend, rely; tend. See support, tendency. adj. spare, meager; lank, gaunt. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Thin] Syn. lank, meager, slim; see thin 2 . 2. [Containing… … English dictionary for students
list — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Enumeration Nouns 1. list, catalog, beadroll, record, register, cadastre, registry, directory; tabulation, tally [sheet], file; tariff, schedule; menu; docket, calendar; waiting list, honor roll, hit… … English dictionary for students
rake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. gather, collect; comb, ransack, search, rummage; enfilade, spray with bullets; incline, slope. See assemblage. n. libertine, roué, rakehell; slope, ramp. See cleanness, obliquity, agriculture. II… … English dictionary for students
slant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obliquity, slope, inclination, declination, tilt, pitch; bias, leaning, tendency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. veer, lie obliquely, incline; see bend 2 , lean 1 , tilt 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I… … English dictionary for students
slope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slant, tilt, pitch, inclination; incline, grade, gradient, ramp, ascent, rise. See obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hillside] Syn. rising ground, incline, grade; see hill . 2. [Inclination] Syn.… … English dictionary for students
