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asquint |
with an oblique or sidelong glance; out of the corner of the eye; askance. |
backhanded |
having an ambiguous meaning; oblique. [1/3 definitions] |
cant2 |
to put a slanted edge or oblique surface on; bevel. [1/5 definitions] |
diagonal |
lying in a slanting or oblique position. [1/5 definitions] |
ellipse |
a closed geometric plane curve formed by the intersection of a plane at an oblique angle to the axis and opposite sides of a right circular cone; an oval conic section. [1/2 definitions] |
rhomboid |
a parallelogram in which the opposite sides are equal, the adjacent sides are unequal, and the angles are oblique. [1/2 definitions] |
rhombus |
an oblique-angled parallelogram in which all four sides are equal. |
skew |
in a slanting position or direction; angled or oblique. [1/6 definitions] |
slant |
to incline at an oblique angle; slope. [3/7 definitions] |
toenail |
a nail that has been driven at an oblique angle. [1/3 definitions] |
triclinic |
of or designating a system of crystallization in which three unequal axes intersect at oblique angles. |
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