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Slant :: Slant (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

Obliqueness :: Obliqueness (n.) Quality or state of being oblique.

Sideling :: Sideling (adv.) Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew..

Plagihedral :: Plagihedral (a.) Having an oblique spiral arrangement of planes, as levogyrate and dextrogyrate crystals..

Gley :: Gley (adv.) Asquint; askance; obliquely.

Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister..

Right :: Right (a.) Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone..

Clinometric :: Clinometric (a.) Pertaining to the oblique crystalline forms, or to solids which have oblique angles between the axes; as, the clinometric systems..

Side :: Side (a.) Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark..

Tortuous :: Tortuous (a.) Oblique; -- applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely.

Subcontrary :: Subcontrary (a.) Having, or being in, a contrary order; -- said of a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel..

Awry :: Awry (adv. & a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry..

Clinorhombic :: Clinorhombic (a.) Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a rhombic base; monoclinic..

Slopewise :: Slopewise (adv.) Obliquely.

Squint :: Squint (v. t.) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as, to squint an eye..

Diagonal :: Diagonal (n.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel..

Slant :: Slant (v. i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique..

Scull :: Scull (v. t.) To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to side..

Oblique :: Oblique (v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.

Squint :: Squint (v. i.) To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance..

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