Definition of slant

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

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Slantwise :: Slantwise (adv.) Alt. of Slantl.
Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. t.) To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..
Slanted :: Slanted (imp. & p. p.) of Slan.
Slanting :: Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.
Aslant :: Aslant (adv. & a.) Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
Sponson :: Sponson (n.) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
Hooke''s Gearing :: Hooke's gearing () Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the middle..
Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch of a roof..
Slent :: Slent (n. & v.) See Slant.
Slant :: Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant..
Embrasure :: Embrasure (n.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate..
Aslope :: Aslope (adv. & a.) Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.
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.
Bevel :: Bevel (n.) Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one surface makes with another when they are not at right angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the bevel of a piece of timber..
Draff :: Draff (n.) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.
Slanting :: Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slan.
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