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- pronunciation:
- kaent
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a slanting line, edge, or surface, esp. one deviating from the horizontal or vertical; slope; incline.
- synonyms:
- incline, oblique, slant, slope
- similar words:
- chute, inclination
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| definition 2: |
a sudden tilting movement, or the tilt it produces.
- synonyms:
- list, tilt, tip
- similar words:
- heel, lean, lurch
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| related words: |
bias, tilt |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cants, canting, canted |
| definition 1: |
to put a slanted edge or oblique surface on; bevel.
You must cant the end of this board so it fits into the angle.- synonyms:
- bevel, slant
- similar words:
- slope
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| definition 2: |
to tilt or slant (something).
The wind canted the sailboat severely.- synonyms:
- incline, slant, tilt, tip
- similar words:
- lean, slope
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to tilt or slant.
- synonyms:
- bevel, incline, lean, slant, slope, tilt, tip
- similar words:
- list, sway
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| related words: |
lurch, pitch |
| derivation: |
cantingly (adv.) |
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