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Cants

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Cants

noun

  1. An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

    "He had the look of a prince, but the cant of a fishmonger."

  2. A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.
  3. A language spoken by some Irish Travellers; Shelta.
  4. Empty, hypocritical talk.

    "People claim to care about the poor of Africa, but it is largely cant."

  5. Whining speech, such as that used by beggars.

verb

  1. To speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.
  2. To speak in set phrases.
  3. To preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.
  4. Of a blazon, to make a pun that references the bearer of a coat of arms.
  5. To sell by auction, or bid at an auction.

noun

  1. Side, edge, corner, niche.

    "Under the cant of a hill."

  2. Slope, the angle at which something is set.
  3. A corner (of a building).
  4. An outer or external angle.
  5. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a tilt.

verb

  1. To set (something) at an angle.

    "to cant a cask; to cant a ship"

  2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to.

    "to cant round a stick of timber; to cant a football"

  3. To bevel an edge or corner.
  4. To overturn so that the contents are emptied.

noun

  1. A parcel, a division.

verb

  1. To divide or parcel out.

Anagrams of Cants

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

canstscant

Words You Can Make

19 words can be made from the letters in "cants":

5-LETTER WORDS

canstscant

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cants" and rearranging:

+asancta
+eascentcentasenactssecantstance
+hchantssnatchstanch
+iactinsanticsnastic
+ocantoscotansoctans
+sscants
+ucantusuncast
+yscanty

Related Word Patterns

CA...Words starting with "ca"...TSWords ending with "ts"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "cants"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

argotjargonslangbevelslopetiltcorner

Rhyming Words

abandonmentsabasementsabashmentsabatementsabbotsabductsaberrantsabetmentsabetsabiogenistsablautsableistsabluentsabolishmentsabolitionists+5 more

Related Words

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