Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ditch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
cant | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ditch (noun) | cant (noun) |
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a long narrow excavation in the earth | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
any small natural waterway | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition | |
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 |
ditch (verb) | cant (verb) |
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crash or crash-land | heel over |
cut a trench in, as for drainage | |
make an emergency landing on water | |
forsake | |
throw away | |
sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly |