angle

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

Definition categories: shape, space

2. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Similar word(s): slant

Definition categories: thought, stand, standpoint, viewpoint

3. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

Definition categories: person, european

Sentences with angle as a noun:

- the angle between lines A and B

- The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.

- an angle of a building

- The horse took off at an angle.

- His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.

verb

1. move or proceed at an angle

- he angled his way into the room

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

2. to incline or bend from a vertical position

Similar word(s): lean, slant, tilt, tip

Definition categories: motion, bend, flex

3. seek indirectly

Similar word(s): fish

Definition categories: contact, search, seek

4. fish with a hook

Definition categories: competition, fish

5. present with a bias

Similar word(s): slant, weight

Definition categories: cognition, bias, predetermine

Sentences with angle as a verb:

- The roof is angled at 15 degrees.

- The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.

- How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?