slant

slant is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
2. transitive verb. To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
3. noun. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
4. noun. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
5. intransitive verb. Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
6. noun. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

   "the roof had a steep pitch"

   Synonyms: pitch, rake

7. noun. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

   Synonyms: angle

8. verb. present with a bias

   "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

   Synonyms: angle, weight

9. verb. heel over

   "The tower is tilting"

   "The ceiling is slanting"

   Synonyms: cant, pitch, tilt

10. verb. to incline or bend from a vertical position

    "She leaned over the banister"

    Synonyms: angle, lean, tilt, tip

11. verb. lie obliquely

    "A scar slanted across his face"

Synonyms

pitch, rake, angle, weight, cant, tilt, lean, tip

Common word forms

slants, slanted, slanter, slantly, slanting

Words from these letters

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