aslant

  • 11aslant — /euh slant , euh slahnt /, adv. 1. at a slant; slantingly; obliquely. adj. 2. slanting or on a slant; oblique. prep. 3. slantingly across; athwart. [1250 1300; ME on slont, on slent on slope, at a SLANT] * * * …

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  • 12aslant — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slanting, oblique (See obliquity) …

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  • 13aslant — a|slant [əˈsla:nt US əˈslænt] adj, adv [not before noun] formal not straight up or down, but across at an angle …

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  • 14aslant — a·slant || É™ slɑːnt adv. on a slant, in a slanting direction …

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  • 15aslant — adverb at a slant. preposition across at a slant …

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  • 16aslant — I. ad. Obliquely, askance, aslope. See askew. II. a. Oblique, inclined, slanting, sloping …

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  • 17aslant — adv 1. slantwise, at a slant, slantingly, sideways, obliquely, at an angle; aslope, at a slope, diagonally, crossways, crosswise. adj 2. slanting, slant, slantwise, oblique, diagonal, sloping, aslope, at an angle. prep 3. slanting across, athwart …

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  • 18aslant — a•slant [[t]əˈslænt, əˈslɑnt[/t]] adv. 1) at a slant; slantingly; obliquely 2) slanting or on a slant; oblique 3) slantingly across; athwart • Etymology: 1250–1300 …

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  • 19aslant — /əˈslænt/ (say uh slant) adverb 1. at a slant; slantingly; obliquely. –adjective 2. slanting; oblique. –preposition 3. slantingly across; athwart. {Middle English on slont, on slent on slope. Compare Swedish slänt slope} …

  • 20slantwise adv. aslant. — slap v., n., & adv. v. (slapped, slapping) 1 tr. & intr. strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object, or so as to make a similar noise. 2 tr. lay forcefully (slapped the money on the table; slapped a writ on the offender). 3 tr. put hastily …

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