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  • 101slantwise — adj. sloping, inclined, slanting adv. at an angle, obliquely, in a slanting direction …

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  • 102Shape — angled: (L): anguli ; (G): gonio bent: (G): ancylo ; (G): campto ; (G): campylo ; (G): cypho blunt: (G): ambly ; (L): obtus ; (L): retus broad: (see wide) circular: (see round) clubbed: (L): clavat ; (G): rhopalo closed: (G): clisto coiled: (see… …

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  • 103aslant — adv 1. slantwise, at a slant, slantingly, sideways, obliquely, at an angle; aslope, at a slope, diagonally, crossways, crosswise. adj 2. slanting, slant, slantwise, oblique, diagonal, sloping, aslope, at an angle. prep 3. slanting across, athwart …

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  • 104cant — I [[t]kænt[/t]] n. 1) insincere or hypocritical statements, esp. pious platitudes 2) ling. the private language of the underworld 3) ling. the words and phrases peculiar to a particular class, profession, etc 4) whining or singsong speech 5) to… …

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  • 105oblique — o•blique [[t]əˈblik, oʊˈblik[/t]] mil [[t]əˈblaɪk, oʊˈblaɪk[/t]] adj. 1) math. neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping 2) math. (of a solid) not having the axis perpendicular to the plane of the base 3)… …

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  • 106slant — [[t]slænt, slɑnt[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope 2) to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usu. fol. by toward) 3) to cause… …

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  • 107splay — [[t]spleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out, expand, or extend 2) to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel 3) to disjoin; dislocate 4) to have an oblique or slanting direction 5) to spread or flare 6) archit. a surface that makes an oblique… …

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  • 108tip — I [[t]tɪp[/t]] n. v. tipped, tip•ping 1) a pointed end, esp. of something long or tapered: the tips of the fingers[/ex] 2) the top; apex: the tip of a steeple[/ex] 3) a small piece covering the extremity of something: a cane with a rubber… …

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  • 109cant — I. /kænt / (say kant) noun 1. insincere statements, especially conventional pretence of enthusiasm for high ideals; insincere expressions of goodness or piety. 2. a. a secret language or jargon formerly spoken by the criminal class in England in… …

  • 110splay — /spleɪ / (say splay) verb (t) 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to make with a splay or splays. 4. to disjoin; dislocate. –verb (i) 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to… …