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Sponson :: Sponson (n.) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.

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..

Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast..

Slent :: Slent (n. & v.) See Slant.

Bias :: Bias (a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth..

Slanting :: Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.

Aslant :: Aslant (prep.) In a slanting direction over; athwart.

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..

Draff :: Draff (n.) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a millstone.

Slope :: Slope (v. t.) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment..

Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined..

Bevel :: Bevel (v. i.) To deviate or incline from an angle of 90¡, as a surface; to slant..

Slanting :: Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slan.

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

Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..

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..

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

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

Slanted :: Slanted (imp. & p. p.) of Slan.

Aslope :: Aslope (adv. & a.) Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.

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