Synonyms of the word

angle

• n. (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes…
• n. (geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional…
• n. A corner where two walls intersect.
• n. A change in direction.
• n. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
• n. (media) The focus of a news story.
• n. (slang, professional wrestling) A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach…
• n. (slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
• n. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
• n. (astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the…
• v. (transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
• v. (intransitive, informal) To change direction rapidly.
• v. (transitive, informal) To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
• v. (snooker) To leave the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle")…
• v. (intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
• v. (informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
• n. A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

bend

• v. (transitive) To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action,…
• v. (intransitive) To become curved.
• v. (transitive) To cause to change direction.
• v. (intransitive) To change direction.
• v. (intransitive) To be inclined; to direct itself.
• v. (intransitive, usually with "down") To stoop.
• v. (intransitive) To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
• v. (transitive) To force to submit.
• v. (intransitive) To submit.
• v. (transitive) To apply to a task or purpose.
• v. (intransitive) To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
• v. (transitive) To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make…
• v. (transitive, music) To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
• v. (intransitive, nautical) To swing the body when rowing.
• n. A curve.
• n. Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
• n. (in the plural, medicine, diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression,…
• n. (heraldry) One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to…
• n. (obsolete) Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
• n. In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt.
• n. (mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales,…
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the…
• n. (music) A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.

bias

• n. (countable, uncountable) inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference,…
• n. (countable, textiles) the diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
• n. (countable, textiles) A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress)…
• n. (electronics) a voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode.
• n. (statistics) the difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value,…
• n. (sports) In the game of crown green bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it…
• n. (fandom slang) A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
• v. (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
• adj. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
• adj. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
• adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

fish

• n. (countable) A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing…
• n. (archaic or loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
• n. (uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
• n. (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on…
• n. (uncountable, derogatory, slang) A woman.
• n. (countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
• n. (countable, poker slang) A bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player).
• n. (countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish,…
• n. (nautical) A purchase used to fish the anchor.
• n. (countable, nautical) A torpedo.
• n. (zoology) A paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups.
• n. (countable) A period of time spent fishing.
• n. (countable) An instance of seeking something.
• v. (intransitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals.
• v. (transitive) To search (a body of water) for something other than fish.
• v. (intransitive) To (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
• v. (intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
• v. (nautical) To repair a spar or mast using a brace often called a fish (see Noun above).
• n. (obsolete) A counter, used in various games.

flex

• n. (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
• n. (countable) The act of flexing.
• n. (uncountable, chiefly Britain) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
• n. (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
• v. To bend something.
• v. To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
• v. To move part of the body using one's muscles.
• v. To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

go

• v. To move.
• v. (intransitive, chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
• v. (intransitive) To start; to begin (an action or process).
• v. (intransitive) To take a turn, especially in a game.
• v. (intransitive) To attend.
• v. To proceed.
• v. To follow or travel along (a path).
• v. (intransitive) To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
• v. (intransitive) To lead (to a place); to give access to.
• v. (copula) To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.).
• v. To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
• v. (intransitive) To continuously or habitually be in a state.
• v. To come to (a certain condition or state).
• v. (intransitive) To change (from one value to another).
• v. To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
• v. (intransitive) To tend (toward a result).
• v. To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
• v. To pass, to be used up.
• v. (intransitive) To die.
• v. (intransitive) To be discarded.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To be lost or out.
• v. To break down or apart.
• v. (intransitive) To be sold.
• v. (intransitive) To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
• v. (transitive, sports) To have a certain record.
• v. To be authoritative, accepted, or valid.
• v. To say (something), to make a sound.
• v. To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
• v. (intransitive) To resort (to).
• v. To apply or subject oneself to.
• v. To fit (in a place, or together with something).
• v. (intransitive) To date.
• v. To attack.
• v. To be in general; to be usually.
• v. (transitive) To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
• v. (transitive) To yield or weigh.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To enjoy. (Compare go for.).
• v. (intransitive, colloquial) To urinate or defecate.
• n. (uncommon) The act of going.
• n. A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
• n. An attempt, a try.
• n. An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
• n. An act; the working or operation.
• n. (slang, dated) A circumstance or occurrence; an incident.
• n. (dated) The fashion or mode.
• n. (dated) Noisy merriment.
• n. (slang, archaic) A glass of spirits; a quantity of spirits.
• n. Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
• n. (cribbage) The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above…
• n. A period of activity.
• n. (obsolete, British slang) A dandy; a fashionable person.
• n. (board games) A strategic board game, originally from China, in which two players (black and white) attempt…

lean

• v. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• v. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.
• v. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.
• v. To hang outwards.
• v. To press against.
• n. (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
• adj. (of a person or animal) slim; not fleshy.
• adj. (of meat) having little fat.
• adj. Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
• adj. Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
• adj. (printing, archaic) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed…
• adj. efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean…
• v. To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or…
• v. To conceal.
• n. (slang) A recreational drug based on codeine laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community…

locomote

• v. (now chiefly biology) To move or travel (from one location to another).

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

predetermine

• v. (transitive) To determine or decide in advance.
• v. (transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.

search

• n. An attempt to find something.
• n. The act of searching in general.
• v. (transitive) To look in (a place) for something.
• v. (intransitive, followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To look for, seek.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To probe or examine (a wound).
• v. (obsolete) To examine; to try; to put to the test.

seek

• v. (transitive) To try to find, to look for, to search.
• v. (transitive) To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.
• v. (transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To go, move, travel (in a given direction).
• v. (transitive) To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.

slant

• n. A slope; an incline, inclination.
• n. A sloped surface or line.
• n. (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
• n. (typography) Synonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
• n. An oblique movement or course.
• n. (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
• n. A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
• n. A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
• n. (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
• n. (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
• n. (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement…
• n. (originally US) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
• n. (US) A look, a glance.
• n. (US, pejorative) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
• v. To lean, tilt or incline.
• v. To bias or skew.

space

• n. (heading) Of time.
• n. (heading) Unlimited or generalized physical extent.
• n. (heading) A bounded or specific physical extent.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To roam, walk, wander.
• v. (transitive) To set some distance apart.
• v. To insert or utilise spaces in a written text.
• v. (transitive) To eject into outer space, usually without a space suit.

stand

• v. (heading) To position or be positioned physically.
• v. (heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
• v. (heading) To position or be positioned socially.
• v. (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified…
• v. (intransitive) To remain without ruin or injury.
• v. (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
• n. The act of standing.
• n. A defensive position or effort.
• n. A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
• n. A period of performance in a given location or venue.
• n. A device to hold something upright or aloft.
• n. The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
• n. A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
• n. (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and…
• n. A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
• n. A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
• n. A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
• n. (US, dated) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
• n. (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural).
• n. (cricket) A partnership.
• n. (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
• n. (obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing.
• n. (dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment.
• n. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own…
• n. (obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.

standpoint

• n. Point of view; perspective.

tilt

• v. (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• v. (jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
• v. (intransitive) To be at an angle.
• v. (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
• v. (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
• v. To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
• v. (poker) To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck).
• v. (photography) To move a camera vertically in a controlled way.
• n. A slope or inclination. (uncountable).
• n. A jousting contest. (countable).
• n. A thrust, as with a lance.
• n. (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
• n. An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
• n. A tilt hammer.
• n. The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
• n. A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
• n. Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
• v. (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.

tip

• n. The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
• n. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility…
• n. (music) The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A small piece of meat.
• n. A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
• n. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
• v. (transitive) To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
• v. (ergative) (To cause) to knock over, make fall down or overturn.
• v. (ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
• v. (transitive, slang, dated) To drink.
• v. (transitive) To dump (refuse).
• v. (US, transitive) To pour a libation, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
• v. (transitive) To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
• n. (skittles, obsolete) The knocking over of a skittle.
• n. An act of tipping up or tilting.
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse,…
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
• n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, by extension) A recycling centre.
• n. (colloquial) A very untidy place.
• n. The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips.
• v. (now rare) To hit quickly and lightly; to tap.
• n. (now rare) A light blow or tap.
• v. To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
• v. (thieves′ slang) To give, pass.
• n. A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token…
• n. A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting…
• n. A piece of advice.
• v. To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
• n. (African American Vernacular) A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
• n. (African American Vernacular) A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.

travel

• v. (intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place…
• v. (intransitive) To pass from here to there; to move or transmit; to go from one place to another.
• v. (intransitive, basketball) To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
• v. (transitive) To travel throughout (a place).
• v. (transitive) To force to journey.
• v. (obsolete) To labour; to travail.
• n. The act of traveling.
• n. pl A series of journeys.
• n. pl An account of one's travels.
• n. The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
• n. The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
• n. (obsolete) Labour; parturition; travail.

viewpoint

• n. The position from which something is observed or considered; an angle, outlook or point of view.

weight

• n. The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical…
• n. An object used to make something heavier.
• n. A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
• n. Importance or influence.
• n. (weightlifting) A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.
• n. (physics) Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
• n. (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
• n. (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
• n. (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
• n. (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
• n. (visual art) The illusion of mass.
• n. (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
• n. Pressure; burden.
• n. The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
• n. (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
• v. (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
• v. (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
• v. (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
• v. (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
• v. (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.