| ACANTH | • acanth n. Acanthus. • acanth- pref. With thorns. • ACANTH n. a prickly plant with toothed leaves, also ACANTHUS, ACANTHA. |
| CANTAL | • cantal n. Alternative letter-case form of Cantal. • Cantal n. A type of cheese originally made in the south of France. • Cantal prop.n. One of the départements in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (INSEE code 15). |
| CANTAR | • cantar n. Alternative spelling of kantar. • CANTAR n. (Arabic) a Turkish unit of weight equal to approximately 100 pounds, also KANTAR. |
| CANTED | • canted v. Simple past tense and past participle of cant. • canted adj. Having angles. • canted adj. Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping. |
| CANTER | • canter n. A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where… • canter n. A ride on a horse at such speed. • canter v. (Intransitive) To move at such pace. |
| CANTHI | • canthi n. Plural of canthus. • CANTHUS n. (Latin) a corner of the eye. |
| CANTIC | • cantic adj. Angled. • cantic adj. Oblique, slanting. • cantic adj. Canting. |
| CANTLE | • cantle n. (Obsolete) A splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something. • cantle n. The raised back of a saddle. • cantle n. (Scotland) The top of the head. |
| CANTON | • canton n. A division of a political unit. • canton n. A small community or clan. • canton n. A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars… |
| CANTOR | • cantor n. Singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony. • cantor n. A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan. • Cantor prop.n. A surname. |
| CANTOS | • cantos n. Plural of canto. • Cantos prop.n. A surname from Spanish. • CANTO n. (Italian) a division of a long poem. |
| CANTUS | • CANTUS n. (Latin) a melody or chant, esp. in mediaeval ecclesiastical music. |
| DECANT | • decant v. (Transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment. • decant v. (Transitive) To pour from one vessel into another. • decant v. (Archaic, intransitive) To flow. |
| INCANT | • incant v. (Rare) To state solemnly, to chant. • incant v. To recite an incantation. • INCANT v. to utter ritually. |
| RECANT | • recant v. (Transitive, intransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially… • recant v. To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve. • RECANT v. to make a formal retraction. |
| SCANTS | • scants n. Plural of scant. • scants n. A type of underwear worn by men. • SCANT v. to cut short, to spare. |
| SCANTY | • scanty adj. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. • scanty adj. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy. • SCANTY adj. poorly supplied. |
| SECANT | • secant n. (Geometry) A straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points. • secant n. (Trigonometry) In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the cosine of an angle. Symbol: sec. • secant adj. That cuts or divides. |
| VACANT | • vacant adj. Not occupied; empty. • vacant adj. Showing no intelligence or interest. • VACANT adj. empty. |