- slant|wise
- slant|wise «SLANT WYZ, SLAHNT-», adverb, adjective.–adv.in a slanting manner; obliquely: »
A crab scuttles slantwise.
–adj.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
slant|wise
Look at other dictionaries:
slant — [[t]slænt, slɑnt[/t]] v. i. 1) cvb to veer or angle away from a given level or line, esp. from a horizontal; slope 2) to have or be influenced by a subjective point of view, personal feeling or inclination, etc. (usu. fol. by toward) 3) to cause… … From formal English to slang
wise — wise·acre; wise·crack·er; wise; wise·ling; wise·ly; wise·ness; piece·wise; bend·wise; clock·wise; coast·wise; con·trari·wise; oth·er·wise; sun·wise; ar·ris·wise; breadth·wise; plank·wise; slant·ing·wise; un·wise·ly; … English syllables
slant — re·slant; slant·able; slant; slant·in·dic·u·lar; slant·ing·ly; slant·ing·ness; slant·ing·ways; slant·ly; slant·ways; slant·ing·wise; … English syllables
Wise, Stephen Samuel — (1874–1949) US Reform rabbi, communal and Zionist leader. For some forty years, the convictions and zeal of Stephen Wise pervaded the American Jewish scene. He was one of the best known religious leaders of any denomination in the country.… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
slant — Synonyms and related words: Anschauung, aberrancy, aberration, across, action, aim, anagnorisis, angle, angle of vision, angularity, animus, approach, aptitude, architectonics, architecture, argument, ascend, aslant, aslope, aspect, athwart,… … Moby Thesaurus
wise — Synonyms and related words: MO, abstruse, acute, advantageous, advisable, alert, algorithm, all knowing, angle, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, approach, appropriate, arrogant, artful, aspect, astute, attack, aware,… … Moby Thesaurus
slantwise — /slant wuyz , slahnt /, adv. 1. aslant; obliquely. adj. 2. slanting; oblique. Also, slantways /slant wayz , slahnt /. [1565 75; SLANT + WISE] * * * … Universalium
Slantly — Slantwise Slant wise , Slantly Slant ly, adv. In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slantwise — Slant wise , Slantly Slant ly, adv. In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slantwise — /ˈslæntwaɪz/ (say slantwuyz), /ˈslant / (say slahnt ) adverb 1. aslant; obliquely. –adjective 2. slanting; oblique. {slant + wise} …
