Cant Mnemonic
Explore definitions and mnemonics for cant.
cant
cant
/kænt/
argot
jargon
slang
chant
singsong
Examples
- In our society, there are cants.
- There is no need to deal with cants.
- Who is responsible for such cant
- They were not allowed to speak cant.
- The children spoke cant in front of their parents.
- Who is the man who spoke cant
- I cant find the right meaning for unshaken.
- Politicians held forth with their usual hypocritical cant.
- We cant differentiate between the performer and the performance.
- An utter absence of cant, affectation, and sham distinguishes them.
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
noun
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
noun
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
noun
insincere talk about religion or morals
noun
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
noun
heel over
verb
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"Can + Ant. An ant can carry things many times its weight, but it can't sing at all."
"Can + Chant. He can chant until he gets what he wants by begging."
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