noun
- Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition.
- synonyms: buzzword
- A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force.
- A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. )
- usage: "they don't speak our lingo"
- Insincere talk about religion or morals.
- synonyms: pious platitude
- Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees.
verb
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). cant. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cant/definitions/1219041 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "cant" http://smartdefine.org/cant/definitions/1219041 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, cant, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cant/definitions/1219041>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "cant" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cant/definitions/1219041> |