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  • canted  departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

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    • (adj) departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

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    1. His bridges are unusual for having asymmetrical flourishes, canted curves that slant against the water oras in his first American span, a $23.
    2. The ship that he and Assad built is a funny-looking duck, with masts like narrow pointed ladders, canted sails and stout bamboo outriggers.
  • canteen  /kæn ˈtin/ ?  a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
  • canter  /ˈkæn tər/ ?  a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
  • canterbury  /ˈkæn tər ˌbɛ ri/ ?  a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral…
  • canterbury bell  herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
  • canterbury tales  an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • cantering  riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop
  • cantering rhythm  cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can…
  • cantharellus  a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes…
  • cantharellus cibarius  widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with…
  • cantharellus cinnabarinus  mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting…
  • cantharellus clavatus  an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often…
  • cantharellus floccosus  a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like…
  • canthi  either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
  • canthus  either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
  • canticle  /ˈkæn tɪ kl/ ?  a hymn derived from the Bible
  • canticle of canticles  an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems…
  • canticle of simeon  the prayer of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32)
  • canticles  an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally…
  • cantier  lively and brisk
  • cantiest  lively and brisk
  • cantilever  /ˈkæn tɪ li və/ ?  projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
  • cantilever bridge  bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle
  • cantillate  recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
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