3 dictionary results for: slanting
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| slant
(slānt) Pronunciation Key
v. slant·ed, slant·ing, slants v. tr.
v. intr. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope. n.
[Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.] slant'ing·ly adv. Synonyms: These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| slanting | |
adjective | |
| having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Slanting
Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.] To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. --Dodsley.
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