Definition of cant

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Cant (n.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.

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Ground :: Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
Cant :: Cant (n.) An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope or bevel; a titl.
Incantatory :: Incantatory (a.) Dealing by enchantment; magical.
Significative :: Significative (a.) Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning or purpose; significant.
Contraindicant :: Contraindicant (n.) Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of treatment is not to be followed..
Cantatrice :: Cantatrice (n.) A female professional singer.
Cantiniere :: Cantiniere (n.) A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandiere.
Canticle :: Canticle (n.) A canto or division of a poe.
Decantation :: Decantation (n.) The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another..
Incantation :: Incantation (n.) The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment..
Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type..
Retract :: Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion..
Emicant :: Emicant (a.) Beaming forth; flashing.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic..
Acanthine :: Acanthine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus..
Acanthophorous :: Acanthophorous (a.) Spine-bearing.
Cantarro :: Cantarro (n.) A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds, in Sardinia nearly 94 pounds, in Cairo it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds..
Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..
Applaud :: Applaud (v. t.) To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign..
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room..
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