OBLIQUE
/ΙΛbliΛk/
18
Scrabble
21
WWF
O(1) B(3) L(1) I(1) Q(10) U(1) E(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ΙΛbliΛk/
noun
- An oblique line.
- (grammar) The oblique case.
verb
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
- To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; β formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
- To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
adjective
- Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
- Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- Of leaves, having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
- Of branches or roots, growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
noun
- A slashing action or motion, particularly:
- A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
- Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
- The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.“Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.”
- Slash fiction.
noun
- A drink of something; a draft.
- A piss: an act of urination.
noun
- A swampy area; a swamp.
- A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
noun
- The period of a transitory breeze.
- An interval of good weather.
- The loose part of a rope; slack.
Source: Wiktionary
