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kantti — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • angle noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
  • balls noun Courage and boldness; nerve.
  • bottle noun A container, usually glass or plastic, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids.
  • chutzpah noun Bold self-confidence or audacity, especially of a shameless or impressive kind.
  • crust noun The hard outer layer of something, especially bread or the Earth.
  • guts noun Courage and determination, especially to do something difficult or risky.
  • side noun One of the surfaces or edges of an object, or one of two halves (left/right, front/back) of something.

Senses

kantti is used for these senses in English:

  • angle A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
  • balls (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
  • bottle (British, informal) (originally "bottle and glass" as rhyming slang for "arse") Nerve, courage.
  • chutzpah (informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.
  • crust (uncountable, informal) Nerve, gall.
  • guts (by extension, informal) Courage; determination.
  • side One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.

angle — full definition

  1. noun The space between two lines or surfaces that meet at a point, measured in degrees.
  2. noun A particular way of looking at or approaching a situation, especially in a story or argument.
  3. verb To present something from a particular point of view, often to favor one side.
  4. verb To fish with a hook and line.

balls — full definition

  1. noun Courage and boldness; nerve.
  2. noun Nonsense (used as an exclamation or dismissal).

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