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Could vs Cant - What's the difference?

could | cant |


As a verb could

is (can).

As a noun cant is

, a hundred.

Glib vs Cant - What's the difference?

glib | cant |


In transitive terms the difference between glib and cant

is that glib is to make glib while cant is to divide or parcel out.

In obsolete terms the difference between glib and cant

is that glib is to castrate; to geld; to emasculate while cant is corner, niche.

Cant vs Canteen - What's the difference?

cant | canteen |


As nouns the difference between cant and canteen

is that cant is an argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup while canteen is a small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.

As a verb cant

is to speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

As an adjective cant

is lively, lusty.

Roll vs Cant - What's the difference?

roll | cant |


In transitive terms the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is to beat up while cant is to divide or parcel out.

In intransitive terms the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is to spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin while cant is to preach in a singsong fashion, especially in a false or empty manner.

In nautical terms the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is the measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis while cant is a piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.

In obsolete terms the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is part; office; duty; rôle while cant is corner, niche.

As verbs the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is to cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface while cant is to speak with the jargon of a class or subgroup.

As nouns the difference between roll and cant

is that roll is the act of rolling, or state of being rolled while cant is an argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

As an adjective cant is

lively, lusty.

Brogue vs Cant - What's the difference?

brogue | cant |


As nouns the difference between brogue and cant

is that brogue is a strong dialectal accent in ireland it used to be a term for irish spoken with a strong english accent, but gradually changed to mean english spoken with a strong irish accent as english control of ireland gradually increased and irish waned as the standard language while cant is , a hundred.

As a verb brogue

is (intransitive) to speak with a brogue (accent) or brogue can be (dialect) to fish for eels by disturbing the waters.

Refuse vs Cant - What's the difference?

refuse | cant |


As a verb refuse

is .

As a noun cant is

, a hundred.

Should vs Cant - What's the difference?

should | cant |


As nouns the difference between should and cant

is that should is a statement of what should be the case as opposed to what is the case while cant is , a hundred.

As a verb should

is (auxiliary).

Cant vs Taboo - What's the difference?

cant | taboo |


As nouns the difference between cant and taboo

is that cant is , a hundred while taboo is an inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

As an adjective taboo is

excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

As a verb taboo is

to mark as taboo.

Rake vs Cant - What's the difference?

rake | cant | Related terms |

Rake is a related term of cant.


As nouns the difference between rake and cant

is that rake is a garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil or rake can be slope, divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular or rake can be a man habituated to immoral conduct or rake can be (provincial|northern england) a course; direction; stretch while cant is , a hundred.

As a verb rake

is to use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from or rake can be to proceed rapidly; to move swiftly or rake can be (uk|dialect|dated) to walk about; to gad or ramble idly or rake can be (provincial|northern england) to run or rove.

Cant vs Dialect - What's the difference?

cant | dialect |


As nouns the difference between cant and dialect

is that cant is , a hundred while dialect is (linguistics) a variety of a language (specifically, often a spoken variety) that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with relatively minor differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.

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