Associations to the word «Slanted»

Wiktionary

SLANT, noun. A slope or incline.
SLANT, noun. A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle.
SLANT, noun. (pejorative) (ethnic slur) A person of East Asian descent, supposed to have slanting eyes.
SLANT, noun. (obsolete) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
SLANT, verb. To lean, tilt or incline.
SLANT, verb. To bias or skew.
SLANT BAR, noun. A forward slash or virgule.
SLANT BARS, noun. Plural of slant bar
SLANT HEIGHT, noun. The distance from any point on the circle of a right circular cone to its apex.
SLANT OF WIND, noun. A local variation of the wind from its general direction.
SLANT RHYME, noun. Half rhyme
SLANT RHYMES, noun. Plural of slant rhyme
SLANT SIGHT, noun. Strabismus

Dictionary definition

SLANT, noun. A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
SLANT, noun. Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch".
SLANT, verb. Lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face".
SLANT, verb. Present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders".
SLANT, verb. To incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister".
SLANT, verb. Heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke