CANT

Meaning of CANT in English

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1. Canticle of Canticles

2. Cantonese

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

CANT — cant- see can-
Interlingua English vocab
CANT — I. ˈkant adjective Etymology: Middle English, probably from (assumed) Middle Low German kant (whence Low German kant ) dialect England …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANT — (v. t.) To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of timber; to …
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (v. t.) To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, to cant …
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or …
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — ( v. t. ) To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon the edge; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( v. t. ) To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant round a stick of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — cant 1 — cantingly , adv. /kant/ , n. 1. insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — I. ˈkant adjective Etymology: Middle English, probably from Middle Low German * kant Date: 14th century dialect England : lively …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANT — [cant] adj [ME, prob. fr. (assumed) MLG kant] (14c) dial Eng: lively, lusty [2]cant vt (ca. 1543) 1: to give …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANT — cant, Cant BrE AmE kænt ▷ canted ˈkænt ɪd -əd AmE ˈkænt̬ əd ▷ canting/ly ˈkænt ɪŋ /li AmE ˈkænt̬- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANT — I. cant 1 /kænt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: cant 'to speak, talk like a beggar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANT — n. & v. --n. 1 a a slanting surface, e.g. of a bank. b a bevel of a crystal etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANT — n. & v. n. 1 a a slanting surface, e.g. of a bank. b a bevel of a crystal etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. insincere pious or moral talk. 2 ephemeral or fashionable catchwords. 3 language peculiar to …
Oxford English vocab
CANT — If you refer to moral or religious statements as cant , you are criticizing them because you think the person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANT — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His viewpoint is remarkably free of idealism or cant . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANT — [noun] [U] - statements on esp. religious or moral subjects which are not sincerely believed by the person making themShelley's …
Cambridge English vocab
CANT — An hypocrite, a double-tongue palavering fellow. See PALAVER.To cant; to toss or throw: as, Cant a slug into your bread …
Slang English vocab
CANT
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANT — n. 25B6; noun religious cant : HYPOCRISY, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, humbug, pietism. thieves' cant : SLANG, jargon, idiom, argot, patois, speech, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANT — n. 1 hypocrisy, insincerity, sham, pretence, humbug, sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, lip-service, affectedness, pretension He wasn't really enthusiastic - all that talk …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CANT — I 1. сущ. 1) косяк 2) скошенный, срезанный край; наклон; скос; наклонная поверхность (многоугольника, кристалла, насыпи и т. д.) 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANT — cant.ogg _I 1. kænt n 1. косяк 2. тех. скошенный, срезанный край; скос, фаска 3. 1> наклон, наклонное положение 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANT — 1) скос; наклон || наклонять 2) уклон; отклонение от прямой 3) кант || окантовывать 4) скос; фаска || делать скос; снимать фаску to cant …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CANT — cant I 1. сущ.1) косяк 2) скошенный, срезанный край; наклон; скос; наклонная поверхность (многоугольника, кристалла, насыпи и т. д.) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CANT — _I 1. kænt n 1. косяк 2. тех. скошенный, срезанный край; скос, фаска 3. 1> наклон, наклонное положение 2> отклонение …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANT — I 1. сущ. 1) косяк 2) скошенный, срезанный край; наклон; скос; наклонная поверхность ( многоугольника, кристалла, насыпи и т. д. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CANT — I 1. сущ. 1) косяк 2) скошенный, срезанный край; наклон; скос; наклонная поверхность (многоугольника, кристалла, насыпи и т. д.) 3) наклонное положение, наклонная позиция; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CANT — I 1. сущ. 1) косяк 2) скошенный, срезанный край; наклон; скос; наклонная поверхность (многоугольника, кристалла, насыпи и т. д.) 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANT — dissimulation; v. dissimular, ficter
English interlingue dictionary
CANT — abbreviation ~icle of ~icles, ~onese
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANT — (n.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) An outer or external angle.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — (n.) A corner; angle; niche.
Английский словарь Webster
CANT — ( v. t. ) to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( v. t. ) To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of timber, or from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( v. i. ) To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( v. i. ) To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong tone.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( v. i. ) To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) The use of religious phraseology without understanding or sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not felt; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class, or occupation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) An outer or external angle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) An affected, singsong mode of speaking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A segment forming a side piece in the head of a cask.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A corner; angle; niche.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( n. ) A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — ( a. ) Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT. — 1. Canterbury. 2. Cantonese.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANT — v. turn, slant, invert
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANT — n. jargon, slang; hypocrisy, false piousness; slope, slant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANT — noun a corner; angle; niche. 2. cant ·noun an outer or external angle.
Webster English vocab
CANT — n. Function: noun Date: 1640 1 : affected singsong or whining speech 2 a : the private language of the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANT — n. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps from Middle French dialect (Norman-Picard) canter to tell, literally, to singular, from Latin cantare …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANT — n. Function: adjective Date: 1663 1 : having canted corners or sides 2 : INCLINED 2
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANT — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English cant side, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle French dialect; Middle Dutch, edge, corner, …
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