See cant in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Deviation from a particular direction:
grade, gradient, heel2, inclination, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See rise, straight
verb
To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal:
heel2, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See straight
noun
A variety of a language that differs from the standard form:
argot, dialect, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular. See wordsSpecialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture:
argot, dialect, idiom, jargon, language, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary. See words
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