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angle1
See US English definition of Angle
See UK English definition of Angle
See Spanish definition of ángulo
noun
1‘the wall is sloping at an angle of 33° to the vertical’
SYNONYMS
gradient, slant, inclination
geometrical relation
2‘the right-hand angle of the goal’
SYNONYMS
corner, intersection, point, apex, cusp
nook, niche, recess, crook
projection
3‘we need to consider the problem from a different angle’
SYNONYMS
perspective, way of looking at something, point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, position, side, aspect, slant, direction, approach, outlook, light
verb
1‘Anna angled her camera towards the tree’
SYNONYMS
tilt, slant
point, direct, aim, turn
2‘angle your answer so that it is relevant to the job for which you are applying’
SYNONYMS
present, slant, give a particular slant to, orient
skew, distort, twist, bias
angle2
See US English definition of Angle
See UK English definition of Angle
See Spanish definition of ángulo
verb
1‘she smiled, realizing he was angling for an invitation’
SYNONYMS
try to get, seek to obtain, make a bid for, aim for, cast about for, cast round for, cast around for, solicit, hope for, look for
informal fish for, be after
Phrases
- at an angle
‘he has inserted 6-foot-long, clear plastic tubes deep into the soil, at an angle’
SYNONYMS
at a slant, on the slant, not straight, sloping, slanting, slanted, slantwise, slant, oblique, leaning, inclining, inclined, angled, cambered, canted
askew, skew, lopsided, crooked, tilting, tilted, atilt, dipping, out of true, out of line
Scottish squint
rare declivitous, declivous, acclivitous, acclivous
ANTONYMS
straight, perpendicular
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