Synonyms: bevel, cant, chamfer
Definition: two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Similar words: edge
Definition: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
Usage: he rounded the edges of the box
Definition: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
Similar words: hokum, bunk, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality
Definition: a message that seems to convey no meaning
Synonyms: cant, pious platitude
Definition: insincere talk about religion or morals
Definition: an exchange of ideas via conversation
Usage: let's have more work and less talk around here
Synonyms: vernacular, patois, cant, slang, argot, jargon, lingo
Definition: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
Usage: they don't speak our lingo
Similar words: non-standard speech
Definition: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
Definition: a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
Similar words: slope, side, incline
Definition: an elevated geological formation
Usage: he climbed the steep slope; the house was built on the side of a mountain
Synonyms: tilt, pitch, slant, cant, cant over
Definition: heel over
Usage: The tower is tilting; The ceiling is slanting
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right