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Thwart :: Thwart (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Sidelong :: Sidelong (a.) Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance..

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

Wick :: Wick (v. i.) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

Skew :: Skew (adv.) To throw or hurl obliquely.

Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.

Anorthic :: Anorthic (a.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals..

Aslant :: Aslant (adv. & a.) Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.

Cock :: Cock (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation..

Monoclinal :: Monoclinal (a.) Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

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

Protestation :: Protestation (n.) Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial..

Thwartly :: Thwartly (adv.) Transversely; obliquely.

Slantly :: Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.

Polemoscope :: Polemoscope (n.) An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; -- called also diagonal, / side, opera glass..

Oblique :: Oblique (n.) An oblique line.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running obliquely or transversely..

Toed :: Toed (a.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely, said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing..

Rhomboid :: Rhomboid (n.) An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only the opposite sides equal, the length and with being different..

Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..

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