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Slant :: Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique..

Slant :: Slant (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

Obliquation :: Obliquation (n.) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes..

Slopewise :: Slopewise (adv.) Obliquely.

Trajectory :: Trajectory (n.) The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air..

Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister..

Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..

Squint :: Squint (v. t.) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye..

Obliquely :: Obliquely (adv.) In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.

Endotheca :: Endotheca (n.) The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another..

Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..

Squintifego :: Squint-eyed (a.) Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed praise; squint-eyed jealousy..

Oblique-angled :: Oblique-angled (a.) Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle..

Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.

Exotheca :: Exotheca (n.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa..

Indirection :: Indirection (n.) Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness.

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Obliqueness :: Obliqueness (n.) Quality or state of being oblique.

Spot :: Spot (n.) A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette, masooka, and old wife..

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