| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The particular angle from which something is considered: aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, light1, phase, regard, respect, side. See PERSPECTIVE. 2. The position from which something is observed or considered: eye, outlook, point of view, slant, standpoint, vantage, viewpoint. See PERSPECTIVE. 3. Slang. A clever, unexpected new trick or method: gimmick, twist. Informal : kicker, wrinkle. Slang : kick. See ABILITY, EXCITE, GOOD. | | VERB: | 1. To cause to move, especially at an angle: bend, deflect, refract, turn. See STRAIGHT. 2. To swerve from a straight line: arc, arch, bend, bow2, crook, curve, round, turn. See STRAIGHT. 3. Informal. To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group: bias, skew, slant. See STRAIGHT.
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