Slant
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A slope or incline. A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle. A person of Asian descent
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lean, tilt or incline. To bias or skew.
Example sentence: For a lawyer to shade or slant his legal advice to advance a private agenda is among the gravest betrayals of his solemn duty as an attorney.
Angle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.A corner where two walls intersect.A change in direction.A viewpoint.The focus of a news story, either in print or broadcasting.A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.A scheme; a means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, possibly illegal.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place (something) at an angle.To try to catch fish with a hook and line.To change direction rapidly.
Example sentence: If a planet is setting in the West at the time of our birth, its angle strikes us in such a manner as to draw us to a certain type of marriage partner, and the planets under the earth, in the North, have an effect upon our condition in the latter part of life.