| VERB | stative | slant | lie obliquely |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | slant, angle, weight | present with a bias | |
| motion | slant, lean, tilt, tip, angle | to incline or bend from a vertical position | |
| motion | slant, cant, cant over, tilt, pitch | heel over | |
| NOUN | cognition | slant, angle | a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
| attribute | slant, pitch, rake | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
| Sounds | slae'nt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent... | |
| Meaning | A biased way of looking at or presenting something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | angle | |
| Broader | point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint | A mental position from which things are viewed |
| Spanish | ángulo, enfoque, sesgo | |
| Catalan | enfocament | |
| Verbs | slant | present with a bias |
| Meaning | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | pitch, rake | |
| Narrower | loft | (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air |
| Broader | gradient, slope | The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal |
| Spanish | caída, inclinación, pendiente | |
| Catalan | caiguda, inclinació, pendent | |
| Verbs | slant | to incline or bend from a vertical position |
| slant | heel over | |
| slant | lie obliquely | |
| Meaning | lie obliquely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "A scar slanted across his face" | |
| Broader | lie | Be located or situated somewhere |
| Spanish | atravesar | |
| Nouns | slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
| Meaning | Present with a bias. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | angle, weight | |
| Broader | bias, predetermine | Cause to be biased |
| Spanish | alterar, enfocar, inclinarse, inclinar, prejuiciar | |
| Nouns | slant | a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
| Meaning | To incline or bend from a vertical position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | lean, tilt, tip, angle | |
| Narrower | lean back, recline | Move the upper body backwards and down |
| list, heel | tilt to one side | |
| slope, incline, pitch | Be at an angle | |
| weather | Cause to slope | |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | inclinar, ladearse, ladear | |
| Catalan | decantar-se, decantar, inclinar | |
| Nouns | slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
| Meaning | heel over. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The ceiling is slanting" | |
| Synonyms | cant, cant over, tilt, pitch | |
| Narrower | cock | tilt or slant to one side |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | bascular, inclinar, oblicuar | |
| Catalan | bascular, desplomar-se, inclinar-se, inclinar, obliquar | |
| Nouns | slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane |
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