Definition of cants

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  • cants is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • cants is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • cants is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of cants

  • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. argot
    2. jargon
    3. lingo
    4. patois
    5. slang
    6. vernacular
  • heel over (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. cant over
    2. pitch
    3. slant
    4. tilt
  • stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. buzzword
  • insincere talk about religion or morals (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pious platitude
  • two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bevel
    2. chamfer
  • 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)

    Synonyms

    1. bank
    2. camber

See definition of cants in Merriam Webster