oblique
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1. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso (noun.body)
2. any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | case, grammatical case, |
| definition | : | nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dative, dative case, |
| definition | : | the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vocative, vocative case, |
| definition | : | the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ablative, ablative case, |
| definition | : | the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb (noun.communication) |
3. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)
| similar | : | indirect, |
| definition | : | extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action (adj.all) |
4. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all)
| similar | : | bias, |
| definition | : | slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric (adj.all) |
| similar | : | diagonal, |
| definition | : | connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face (adj.all) |
| similar | : | nonparallel, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging (adj.all) |
| also | : | convergent, |
| definition | : | tending to come together from different directions (adj.all) |
| also | : | divergent, diverging, |
| definition | : | tending to move apart in different directions (adj.all) |
| also | : | inclined, |
| definition | : | at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position (adj.all) |
5. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso (noun.body)
| derivation | : | oblique, |
| definition | : | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all) |
6. any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun.communication)
7. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)
| derivation | : | crookedness, deviousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deceitful and underhanded (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deviousness, obliqueness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly (noun.attribute) |
8. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all)
| antonym | : | parallel, |
| definition | : | being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | obliqueness, |
| definition | : | the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle (noun.attribute) |
9. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso (noun.body)
| derivation | : | oblique, |
| definition | : | slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all) |
10. any grammatical case other than the nominative (noun.communication)
11. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading (adj.all)
| derivation | : | crookedness, deviousness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being deceitful and underhanded (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | deviousness, obliqueness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly (noun.attribute) |
12. slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled (adj.all)
| antonym | : | parallel, |
| definition | : | being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | perpendicular, |
| definition | : | intersecting at or forming right angles (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | obliqueness, |
| definition | : | the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle (noun.attribute) |
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