English noun: angle |
1. | angle (shape) the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians |
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| Broader (hypernym) | space |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | angle of dip, angle of extinction, angle of incidence, angle of inclination, angle of reflection, angle of refraction, angle of view, angular distance, axil, AZ, azimuth, complementary angles, crotch, cutting angle, dip, dogleg, exterior angle, external angle, extinction angle, face angle, fork, helix angle, incidence angle, inclination, inclination, inclination, inclination of an orbit, interior angle, internal angle, lead, magnetic declination, magnetic dip, magnetic inclination, magnetic variation, oblique angle, perigon, plane angle, polyhedral angle, reflex angle, right angle, round angle, salient angle, solid angle, spherical angle, tilt angle, variation, vertical angle, view angle, wave angle |
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2. | angle (cognition) a biased way of looking at or presenting something |
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| Synonyms | slant |
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| Broader (hypernym) | point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint |
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3. | Angle (person) a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons |
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| Broader (hypernym) | European |
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English verb: angle |
1. | angle (motion) move or proceed at an angle |
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| Samples | He angled his way into the room.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel |
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2. | angle (motion) to incline or bend from a vertical position |
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| Samples | She leaned over the banister.
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| Synonyms | lean, slant, tilt, tip |
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | heel, incline, lean back, list, pitch, recline, slope, weather |
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3. | angle (contact) seek indirectly |
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| Samples | Fish for compliments.
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| Synonyms | fish |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek |
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4. | angle (competition) fish with a hook |
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| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and angle |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fish |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fly-fish, flyfish, troll |
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5. | angle (cognition) present with a bias |
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| Samples | He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders.
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| Synonyms | slant, weight |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bias, predetermine |
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