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Winter :: Winter (n.) The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.

Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Oblique; -- applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely.

Twire :: Twire (v. i.) To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer.

Slant :: Slant (v. i.) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.

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

Slopewise :: Slopewise (adv.) Obliquely.

Barb :: Barb (n.) The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else..

Athwart :: Athwart (adv.) Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely..

Across :: Across (adv.) Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.

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

Sidelong :: Sidelong (adv.) Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.

Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.

Lugsail :: Lugsail (n.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.

Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.

Squint :: Squint (a.) Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2..

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

Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry..

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

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

Skew :: Skew (adv.) Awry; obliquely; askew.

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