"angles" in the noun sense

1. angle

the space between two lines or planes that intersect the inclination of one line to another measured in degrees or radians

2. slant, angle

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

3. Angle

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

"angles" in the verb sense

1. angle

move or proceed at an angle

"he angled his way into the room"

2. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle

to incline or bend from a vertical position

"She leaned over the banister"

3. fish, angle

seek indirectly

"fish for compliments"

4. angle

fish with a hook

5. slant, angle, weight

present with a bias

"He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

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