cant vs nick

cant and nick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cant	Yes	No	Yes	No
nick	Yes	No	Yes	No

cant (noun)	nick (noun)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees	a small cut
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)	(British slang) a prison
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
insincere talk about religion or morals
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

cant (verb)	nick (verb)
heel over	mate successfully; of livestock
	divide or reset the tail muscles of
	cut a nick into
	cut slightly, with a razor