Associations to the word «Canted»
Noun
Wiktionary
CANTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of cant
CANTED, adjective. Having angles.
CANTED, adjective. Inclined at an angle to something else; sloping.
CANTED ANGLE, noun. (TV) (cinematography) A camera angle which is deliberately slanted to one side, sometimes used for dramatic effect to help portray unease, disorientation, frantic or desperate action, intoxication, madness, etc.
CANTED ANGLES, noun. Plural of canted angle
Dictionary definition
CANTED, adjective. Departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.