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angle
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noun (n)

  • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians(noun.shape)
    source: wordnet30
  • a biased way of looking at or presenting something(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    slant
    source: wordnet30
  • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • move or proceed at an angle(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He angled his way into the room.
    source: wordnet30
  • to incline or bend from a vertical position(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    lean, slant, tilt, tip
    source: wordnet30
  • seek indirectly(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    fish
    source: wordnet30
  • fish with a hook(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • present with a bias(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    slant, weight
    source: wordnet30
  • To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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