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Angle Angled Direction Faces Points Angling Open Slats

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If you angle something or if it a_____ in a particular direction, it faces or points in that direction.If you angle something or if it angles in a particular direction, it faces or points in that direction.
You can open the slats for a bright light or angle them for more shade.
The path angled downhill and northwards.
He drove down the long, steeply angled driveway.
word angle
full-definition
noun
An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
The boat is now leaning at a 30 degree angle.
An angle is the shape that is created where two lines or surfaces join together.
...the angle of the blade.
...brackets to adjust the steering wheel's angle.
An angle is the direction from which you look at something.
Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset.
His face will be discreetly concealed by camera angles.
You can refer to a way of presenting something or thinking about it as a particular angle .
We had to do the scene over and over again, from different angles.
He was considering the idea from all angles.
verb
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get it without asking for it directly .
It sounds as if he's just angling for sympathy.
If you angle something or if it angles in a particular direction, it faces or points in that direction.
You can open the slats for a bright light or angle them for more shade.
The path angled downhill and northwards.
He drove down the long, steeply angled driveway.
inflections anglesanglingangled
cefr-level B2

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