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

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

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

Scull :: Scull (v. t.) To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side..

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

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

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

Assurgent :: Assurgent (a.) rising obliquely; curving upward.

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..

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

Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance..

Askant :: Askant (adv.) Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion..

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

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..

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

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.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

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..

Slopewise :: Slopewise (adv.) Obliquely.

Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..

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