Definition of slant

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of slant is as below...

Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique..

Lern More About Slant

Slantly :: Slantly (adv.) In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
Slent :: Slent (n. & v.) See Slant.
Slant :: Slant (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Aslope :: Aslope (adv. & a.) Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.
Slanting :: Slanting (a.) Oblique; sloping.
Bias :: Bias (a.) Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth..
Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined..
Sloping :: Sloping (a.) Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting..
Slant :: Slant (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant..
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..
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..
Sponson :: Sponson (n.) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a steamboat.
Bevel :: Bevel (a.) Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.
Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..
Aslant :: Aslant (adv. & a.) Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.
Splay :: Splay (v. t.) To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc..
Stoop :: Stoop (v. t.) To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a cask of liquor..
Slanting :: Slanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slan.
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.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us