-v. 2. bombard, shell, patter, pound, fire upon, blast, pepper, attack with cannon,
canny, adj. 1. careful, cautious, prudent. See - careful (def. 1).
2. astute, discerning, penetrating; shrewd, alert, keen, sharp, acute; knowing, sagacious, wise, sensible; quick-witted, bright, smart,
canoe, n. dugout, pirogue, kayak, outrigger.
canon1, n. 1. Eccles. rule, regulation, law, statute; decree, edict, order; doctrine, dogma, Decretals.
2. principle, standard, criterion, test; measure, norm, model, pattern, exemplar, bench mark; aesthetic, ethic.
3. Holy Writ, Scripture, inspired books, sacred writings. See - Scripture.
4. catalogue, enumeration, list, Inf. laundry list, litany; roll, roster, muster, slate.
canon2, n. prebendary, church dignitary, capitular, residentiary. See - clergyman, ecclesiastic, canonical, adj. 1. authorized, orthodox, accepted, legitimate, approved, recognized, standard; legal, lawful. -n. 2. religious, novice; nun, sister, brother, monastic.
3. canonicals clerical garments, religious vestments, pontificals; attire, garb, habit, robes, Archaic, vesture; surplice, cassock, stole, alb, cope, maniple,
canonize, v. 1. Eccles. declare a saint, enroll in the canon, accept as blessed, sanctify, beatify, affirm the salvation of, acknowledge as worthy of veneration, name capable of divine intercession.
2. glorify, magnify, elevate, exalt, extol, laud, honor; idolize, idolatrize, deify, apotheosize.
3. enshrine, consecrate, hallow, bless; venerate, worship; sing the praises of, esteem, revere, respect, awe, admire, put on a pedestal, think highly of.
4. (usu. eccles.) approve, sanction, endorse, authorize, validate, allow, permit, accept.
canopy, n. awning, tilt, tester, Archit. baldachin; cover, covering, cope, shade, tarpaulin, Inf. tarp.
cant, n. 1. mummery, empty talk, lip service, Archaic. snuffling, Inf. bull, Sl. bunk; hypocrisy, insincerity, sanctimony.
2. jargon, terminology, shoptalk, Inf. lingo; argot, slang, patois, patter, vernacular; doublespeak, officialese, medicalese, businessese.
cantankerous, adj. surly, irascible, iracund, crabbed, crabby; unfriendly, ill-natured, obnoxious, choleric; brusque, peppery, crusty, grumpy, grouchy, dyspeptic, bearish, snappish, snarling; cross, feisty, huffy, irritable, cranky, peevish, bilious, testy, touchy, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered; argumentative, quarrelsome, fractious, contentious, disagreeable, Inf. ornery, Inf. bitchy, Inf. ugly; uncivil, sharp, abrupt, curt, short, terse, blunt, rough.
canteen, n. 1. flask, flasket, wineskin; bottle, jug, jar.
2. shop, store, department store, commissary, Both U.S. Army post exchange,
PX, Both U.S. Air Force, base exchange,
BX. canter, n. 1. amble, saunter, gait, jog, trot, dogtrot, lope, gallop.
-v. 2. amble, saunter, jog, trot, lope, gallop.