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Words with a similar base: angle

'angle'

[angle.n.01] as in: the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

'angle'

[slant.n.01] as in: a biased way of looking at or presenting something

'angle'

[angle.n.03] as in: a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

'angle'

[angle.v.01] as in: move or proceed at an angle

Examples:
he angled his way into the room

'angle'

[lean.v.01] as in: to incline or bend from a vertical position

Examples:
She leaned over the banister

'angle'

[fish.v.01] as in: seek indirectly

Examples:
fish for compliments

'angle'

[angle.v.04] as in: fish with a hook

'angle'

[slant.v.02] as in: present with a bias

Examples:
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

Origins

					angle (English)
└── anglelen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── angel (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── angel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))