angle

Plural: angles

Noun

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
a biased way of looking at or presenting something
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
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; a way of looking at something.
The focus of a news story.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefiting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral.
A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

Verb

Verb Forms: angled, angling, angles

To fish with a hook and line.
move or proceed at an angle
- "he angled his way into the room"
to incline or bend from a vertical position
seek indirectly
fish with a hook
present with a bias
To place (something) at an angle.
To change direction rapidly.
To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

Examples

an angle of a building
He must be angling for a pay rise.
His angle is that he gets a percentage, but mostly in trade.
How do you want to angle this when we talk to the client?
She tried to ANGLE for a better opening by swapping all seven of her tiles.
the angle between lines A and B
The angle between lines A and B is π/4 radians, or 45 degrees.
The five ball angled off the nine ball but failed to reach the pocket.
The horse took off at an angle.
The roof is angled at 15 degrees.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English angle, angul, angule, borrowed from Middle French angle, from Latin angulus, anglus (“corner, remote area”). Cognate with Old High German ancha (“nape of the neck”), Middle High German anke (“joint of the foot, nape of neck”). Doublet of angulus and ankle.

Synonyms

fish, lean, slant, tilt, tip, weight, -gon, corner, nook, opinion, perspective, point of view, swerve, view, viewpoint

Scrabble Score: 6

angle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
angle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
angle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

angle: valid Words With Friends Word