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    [Noun]  | "an*gle" | \ ˈaŋ-gəl \


    1: a corner whether constituting a projecting part or a partially enclosed space

    2: the figure formed by two lines extending from the same point; also : dihedral angle

    3: a measure of an angle or of the amount of turning necessary to bring one line or plane into coincidence with or parallel to another


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, "corner, recess, two lines extending from the same point," borrowed from Anglo-French angle, aungle, going back to Latin angulus "two lines extending from the same point, corner, nook," going back to Indo-European *h2eng-lo-,*h2eng-elo-, whence also Old Church Slavic ǫgŭlŭ "corner, angle," Russian úgol, genitive uglá, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian ȕgao, ȕgla, Armenian ankiwn, and perhaps Germanic *ankula-, *ankila- {see: |ankle|ankle};

    [Noun]  | "An*gle" | \ ˈaŋ-gəl \


    1: a member of a Germanic people that invaded England along with the Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon peoples


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Latin Angli, plural, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Engle Angles;

    [Noun]  | "angle bracket" 


    1: bracket


    Origin: 1890 ;

    [Noun]  | "angle iron" 


    1: an iron cleat for joining parts of a structure at an angle

    2: a piece of structural steel rolled with an L-shaped section


    Origin: circa 1846 ;

    [Verb]  | "angle" 


    1: to turn or proceed at an angle

    2: to turn, move, or direct at an angle

    3: to present (something, such as a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view : slant


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English anglen "to meet at an angle," derivative of angle {see: |angle:1|angle:1};

    [Verb]  | "angle" 


    1: to fish with a hook

    2: to use artful means to attain an objective


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English anglen, derivative of angel "fishhook," going back to Old English angel, ongel, going back to Germanic *angula- "hook, barb" (whence also Old Saxon angul "fishhook," Old High German, "hook, barb," Old Norse ǫngull "fishhook"), going back to Indo-European *h2enk-ul-ó-, derivative, perhaps diminutive, of a base *h2enk- see:n also in the n-stem noun *h2enk-ón- (whence Old English anga "prick, goad," Old High German ango "sting, barb, door hinge," Greek ankṓn "bend, elbow"), suffixed in Greek ankýlos "bent, crooked, curved," and as an o-grade derivative in Greek ónkos "barb of an arrow," Latin uncus "curved at the extremities, hooked, a hook," and probably Sanskrit aṅkáḥ "curve, hook"; *h2enk- perhaps attested as a primary verb in Sanskrit áñcati, ácati "(it) bends, curves";

      * Note : Indo-European *h2enk- appears to be synonymous with the base *h2eng- —see: {angle:1|angle:1}, {ankle|ankle}.;

    [Noun phrase]  | "angle of attack" 


    1: the acute angle between the direction of the relative wind and the chord of an airfoil


    Origin: 1901 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "angle of depression" 


    1: the angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object below the horizontal


    Origin: 1758 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "angle of elevation" 


    1: the angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object above the horizontal


    Origin: 1686 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "angle of incidence" 


    1: the angle that a line (such as a ray of light) falling on a surface or interface makes with the normal drawn at the point of incidence


    Origin: 1626 ;

    [Noun]  | "angle" 


    1: a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded;


      * e.g., " ... from this angle, that car looks gray, not brown "



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    2: a way of looking at or thinking about something;


      * e.g., " ... what's your angle on the problem? "



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    3: something that curves or is curved;


      * e.g., " ... the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns "



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    [Noun]  | "bracket" 


    1: one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic;


      * e.g., " ... they're in the same income bracket "



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    [Verb]  | "angle" 


    1: to set or cause to be at an angle;


      * e.g., " ... angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight "



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    [Verb]  | "angle (for)" 


    1: as in fish (for);




     [ "angle" ]

    1: The word boys use to call you but their dumb and don't know how to spell "angel"

      * e.g.,  ... Alec- wow she's perfect, such an angle 

     [ "angle" ]

    1: 1) A plan or way of doing something, esp. making a good sales pitch, implying that the person knows exactly what he or she is doing or saying.

      * e.g.,  ... Garage sale, huh? What's your angle? 


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    2: 2) The way a guy might spell the word "angel" as in reference to his girlfriend, letting his fellas know that the girl is being handled with care.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm out having breakfast with my angle, Heather. 

     [ "angle" ]

    1: The point of view in which something is written in especially when meant to be for a certain group, person, or audience

      * e.g.,  ... The stage character held the board in the angle of the audience. 

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    1: The weirdest misspelling on the internet. I don't know if people do it to be cute or because they don't proofread. But it baffles me for a good minute every time I see it. Unless you're talking in degrees, just, just don't, okay?

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1 and Person 2 are chatting over a random image Person 1: Check this out. 

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    1: an act you put on to pick up broads

      * e.g.,  ... what kind of angle you going to play tonight? 

     [ "angle" ]

    1: saying you'll be there when you're not going to be

      * e.g.,  ... Stan:He just pulled an angle! 


     [ "angle" ]

    2: blatantly saying follow alex car

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle:You bastard guy! 


     [ "angle" ]

    3: normally followed by an excuse one hour or so later

     [ "The Angles" ]

    1: Pics taken at different angles, that form the illusion of beauty when in reality the subject of the picture is horribly disgusting looking

      * e.g.,  ... Nick - I finally going to meet that girl I've been chattin with online all year. 

     [ "angles" ]

    1: Someone who's ugly but takes pictures at different angles so that they look pretty and then posts them on myspace.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo that girl's got the angles. 

     [ "on angles" ]

    1: phrase used to describe:

      * e.g.,  ...  Yo unk, i'm gone need you to get on angles for me real quick, the cops out here tweakin today. 


     [ "on angles" ]

    2:  the action of a crackhead watching the corner of a drug block while the hustler fills thier order

      * e.g.,  ...  You can't catch my weed no more cause every time you smoke you get on all types of angles. 


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    3:  drawlin, out of pocket, or in-the-way ass behavior

      * e.g.,  ...  My stomach was on angles after i ate that cheese steak from the Chinks earlier. 


     [ "on angles" ]

    4:  something thats wrong as in not straight

     [ "Angles" ]

    1: The pictures you find on a person's myspace or facebook page where they use lighting and angles to look way hotter than they really are.

      * e.g.,  ... That chick has like three albums full of nothing but angles. 

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