Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) An affected, singsong mode of speaking..

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Hong :: Hong (n.) A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage..
Acanthopterygian :: Acanthopterygian (a.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) A prickle.
Insignificant :: Insignificant (a.) Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose; unimportant; valueless; futile.
Denier :: Denier (n.) A small copper coin of insignificant value.
Vacate :: Vacate (v. t.) To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house..
Scomber :: Scomber (n.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
Canting :: Canting (n.) The use of cant; hypocrisy.
Discant :: Discant (n.) See Descant, n..
Opening :: Opening (n.) Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business..
Desiccant :: Desiccant (a.) Drying; desiccative.
Avoidance :: Avoidance (n.) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent..
Supplicatory :: Supplicator (n.) One who supplicates; a supplicant.
Cant :: Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..
Low-thoughted :: Low-thoughted (a.) Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.
Cantrip :: Cantrip (n.) A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.
Decantation :: Decantation (n.) The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another..
Cantharidal :: Cantharidal (a.) Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as, cantharidal plaster..
Communicant :: Communicant (n.) One who communicates.
Cant :: Cant (v. i.) To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic..
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