Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a ball a cant..

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Canted :: Canted (imp. & p. p.) of Can.
Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To become void or vacant.
Emicant :: Emicant (a.) Beaming forth; flashing.
Pastorling :: Pastorling (n.) An insignificant pastor.
Albicant :: Albicant (a.) Growing or becoming white.
Significative :: Significative (a.) Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning or purpose; significant.
Diastema :: Diastema (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw..
Cantilever :: Cantilever (n.) Same as Cantalever.
Cantrap :: Cantrap (n.) Alt. of Cantri.
Stroam :: Stroam (v. i.) To wander about idly and vacantly.
Cant :: Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments..
Augural :: Augural (a.) Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books..
Canting :: Canting (n.) The use of cant; hypocrisy.
Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melod.
Expression :: Expression (n.) Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression..
Cantabrigian :: Cantabrigian (n.) A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate of the university of Cambridge, England..
Aubin :: Aubin (n.) A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a Canterbury gallop..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Homacanth :: Homacanth (a.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes..
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