Noun: angle ang-gul
- The space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
"The angle between the two walls was exactly 90 degrees"
- A viewpoint or perspective
"I hadn't considered the problem from that angle"
- Hidden motive or agenda
"What's your angle in this deal?"
- A biased way of looking at or presenting something
"She presented the issue from a unique angle";
- slant
- To incline or bend from a vertical position
"The painter angled his ladder against the wall";
- lean, tilt, tip, slant
- Move or proceed at an angle
"he angled his way into the room"
- Present with a bias
"The historian angled the narrative to support their thesis";
- slant, weight
- Seek indirectly
"angle for compliments";
- fish
- Fish with a hook
"They angled in the mountain stream"
- Place (something) at an angle
"angle the mirror to see better"
- A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
Derived forms: Angles, angles, angled, angling
Type of: bend, bias, European, fish, flex, go, locomote, look for, move, outlook, point of view, predetermine, search, seek, skew, slant, space, stand, standpoint, travel, viewpoint
Encyclopedia: Angle, Utah