oblique+movement

  • 31glance — I. verb (glanced; glancing) Etymology: Middle English glencen, glenchen Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle < the bullet glanced off the wall > 2. a. to make sudden quick movements …

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  • 32skew — /skyooh/, v.i. 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. v.t. 3. to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely. 4. Slang. to make conform to a specific concept, attitude, or planned result; …

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  • 33skew — [[t]skyu[/t]] v. i. 1) to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course 2) to look askance; squint 3) to give an oblique direction to; shape, form, or cut obliquely 4) to distort; misrepresent: to skew data[/ex] 5) having an oblique direction or&#8230; …

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  • 34skew — /skju / (say skyooh) verb (i) 1. to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. 2. to look obliquely; squint. 3. to drive a skewnail. –verb (t) 4. to give an oblique direction to; shape or form obliquely. 5. Carpentry to drive (a nail)&#8230; …

  • 35glance — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down, up, etc.) cast a momentary look (glanced up at the sky). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) (esp. of a weapon) glide or bounce (off an object). 3 intr. (usu. foll. by over, off, from) (of talk or a talker)&#8230; …

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  • 36two-track — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: two (I) + track of a horse : to move forward and to one side simultaneously without turning the neck or body II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an act of two tracking : a two tracking movement * * * /too …

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  • 37two-track — /tooh trak /, Dressage. n. 1. an oblique movement of a horse in which the forehand and hindquarters move on two distinct parallel tracks and the body is maintained uniformly in the direction of the movement. v.i. 2. (of a horse) to execute a two&#8230; …

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  • 38Royan — French commune nomcommune=Royan région=Poitou Charentes département=Charente Maritime arrondissement=Rochefort canton= insee=17306 cp=17200 maire=Didier Quentin mandat=2008 2014 intercomm=Pays Royannais longitude= 1.03 latitude=45.62 alt moy= 20&#8230; …

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  • 39Army of ancient Macedon — The army of ancient Macedon is considered to be among the greatest military forces of the ancient world. It became the formidable force known from history first under the rule of King Philip II of Macedon and then his son, Alexander the Great.The …

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  • 40sklent — /sklent/, Scot. and North Eng. n. 1. any slanting surface, as a slope. 2. a sideways or oblique movement. 3. a sideways glance. v.i. 4. to move or lie on a slant. 5. to deviate from a straight course. 6. to deviate from the truth; lie. Also,&#8230; …

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