straight line
bicursal
crosscut
lineally
line
enfilade
ray
bitangent
heterophyletic
zigzag
asymptote
engrailment
sweep
chordwise
kink
graduator
twirl
twist
transversal
bicombing
rectilineal
mark off
tangent
thread
linewise
rectilinear
ribbon
skew
uniline
length
curvilinear
trisector
gnomonic
linear
orthogonal
vector
segment
oblique
meander
bend
turn away
deflect
circumference
rectification
depth
conchoid of Nicomedes
east-west direction
mawkishness
lane
bathos
borderline
limitate
border
delimitation
projective line
mete
boundary line
secant
curve
diagonally
curvilineal
hyperbolic geometry
perpendicular
hodograph
direct
pseudoline
inclave
straight
antiparallel
boundaryless
raguled
boomerang
offset
flexure
hyperpath
lye
hash mark
diameter
coline
pathway
subtense
outline
nonparallel
point of tangency
jumpup
flatlong
geometrical
beeline
footpath
bicursal
heterophyletic
chordwise
rectilineal
linewise
rectilinear
skew
uniline
curvilinear
gnomonic
linear
limitate
curvilineal
direct
inclave
boundaryless
raguled
nonparallel
geometrical
lineally
chordwise
linewise
diagonally
straight
flatlong
straight line
crosscut
line
enfilade
ray
bitangent
zigzag
asymptote
engrailment
sweep
kink
graduator
twirl
twist
transversal
bicombing
tangent
thread
ribbon
length
trisector
orthogonal
vector
segment
oblique
meander
circumference
rectification
depth
conchoid of Nicomedes
east-west direction
mawkishness
lane
bathos
borderline
border
delimitation
projective line
mete
boundary line
secant
curve
hyperbolic geometry
perpendicular
hodograph
pseudoline
antiparallel
offset
flexure
hyperpath
lye
hash mark
diameter
coline
pathway
subtense
outline
point of tangency
jumpup
footpath
mark off
bend
turn away
deflect
boomerang
beeline
asymptote
noun
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a telephone connection
- acting in conformity
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a short personal letter
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
noun
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
verb
noun
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- Violent and general destruction.
- The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A single action of sweeping.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
- A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- A chimney sweep.
- The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
verb
- To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To travel quickly.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
noun
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- an unforeseen development
- an interpretation of a text or action
- any clever maneuver
- the act of rotating rapidly
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a circular segment of a curve
- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- a jerky pulling movement
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
- the act of winding or twisting
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- turn in the opposite direction
- form into a spiral shape
- form into twists
- extend in curves and turns
- do the twist
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
noun
- A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
- A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.
- A small metal blade in a clavichord that strikes the strings to produce sound.
- A visual interaction between two or more lines or edges that creates a perceived relationship between them, often in a way that the artist did not intend.
adj
adj
- Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.
- Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
- Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.
adv
noun
- A squint or sidelong glance.
- A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.
- The coping of a gable.
- A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
- Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
- A kind of wooden vane or cowl in a chimney which revolves according to the direction of the wind and prevents smoking.
- An oblique or sideways movement.
- A piece of rock lying in a slanting position and tapering upwards which overhangs a working-place in a mine and is liable to fall.
- A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
- A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
verb
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
- To cause (a distribution) to be asymmetrical.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To hurl or throw.
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
noun
- Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- The number of cards held in a particular suit.
- duration.
- A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
- The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
- Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
- The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
- Total extent.
adj
- Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- A type of length measurement involving only one spatial dimension (as opposed to area or volume).
- Long and narrow, with nearly parallel sides.
- Made, or designed to be used, in a step-by-step, sequential manner.
- Of or relating to a class of polynomial of the form y=ax+b.
- Of or relating to lines.
noun
adj
- Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
- Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
- Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
- Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
- Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
- Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
- Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
- Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
- Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
noun
- a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
noun
- A straight path between two points that is the shortest distance between them.
- One of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax.
- The part of a circle between its circumference and a chord (usually other than the diameter).
- A part of a broadcast program, devoted to a topic.
- An Ethernet bus.
- Any of the pieces that constitute an order tree.
- A discrete unit of speech: a consonant or a vowel.
- The part of a sphere cut off by a plane.
- A length of some object.
- A bearing representing only one part of a rounded object.
- One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion.
- A portion of an organ whose cells are derived from a single cell within the primordium from which the organ developed.
- A portion of an itinerary: it may be a flight or train between two cities, or a car or hotel booked in a particular city.
- A region of memory or a fragment of an executable file designated to contain a particular part of a program.
verb
noun
verb
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to become askew;
- To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
- To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
adj
- Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
- Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
- Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
- Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
- Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.
- Not straightforward; obscure or confusing.
- Employing oblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.
noun
- A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
- One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
- Perplexity.
- One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
- Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
- A tortuous or winding journey.
verb
verb
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
- turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- draw someone's attention away from something
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
noun
- determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
- (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation
- the conversion of alternating current to direct current
- the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
noun
- the perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest point of an arched surface
- the deepest part (usually of a body of water)
- the intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- a very remote part.
- the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
- the total palette of available colors
- a pair of toothed wheels which work together
- lowness
- the property of appearing three-dimensional
- the number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content
- the distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet
- the most severe part
- the lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values
noun
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A one-dimensional continuum.
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
verb
noun
- a straight line at right angles to another line
- a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
- a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
- an extremely steep face
adj
adj
adj
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- having a single flight number.
- Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straightforward; sincere.
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
verb
- To manage, control, steer.
- To aim (something) at (something else).
- To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
adv
adv
- in a straight line; in a direct course
- without deviation
- in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
noun
- a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
- a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
- a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
adj
- successive (without a break)
- erect in posture
- in keeping with the facts
- neatly arranged; not disorderly
- not homosexual
- accurately fitted; level
- without evasion or compromise
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- following a correct or logical method
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
adj
noun
adj
verb
- To travel in a curved path.
- To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
- To abort a mission and return to base early.
noun
- A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
- A device for changing the color of a followspot.
- A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
- An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
- A boomerang kick.
noun
- A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
- A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.
- A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.
- A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
- away from or off from the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film‘s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed or from those places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A terrace on a hillside.
- The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.
- A form of countertrade arrangement, in which the seller agrees to purchase within a set time frame products of a certain value from the buying country. This kind of agreement may be used in large international public sector contracts such as arms sales.
- The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.
- Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.
- The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
- The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.
- An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
verb
noun
- A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
- The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
- A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
- The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
- The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
verb
noun
noun
- A setline or trotline.
- A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- The outer shape of an object or figure.
- A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
- A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
- A general description of some subject.
- A preliminary plan for a project.
- A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
verb
noun
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