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Meaning of "slantways" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLANTWAYS

slantways  [ˈslɑːntˌweɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLANTWAYS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slantways is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLANTWAYS


anyways
ˈɛnɪˌweɪz
breadthways
ˈbrɛdθˌweɪz
cornerways
ˈkɔːnəˌweɪz
crossways
ˈkrɒsˌweɪz
edgeways
ˈɛdʒˌweɪz
endways
ˈɛndˌweɪz
flatways
ˈflætˌweɪz
folkways
ˈfəʊkˌweɪz
foodways
ˈfuːdˌweɪz
frontways
ˈfrʌntˌweɪz
leastaways
ˈliːstəˌweɪz
leastways
ˈliːstˌweɪz
lengthways
ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz
longways
ˈlɒŋˌweɪz
noways
ˈnəʊˌweɪz
sideways
ˈsaɪdˌweɪz
slantingways
ˈslɑːntɪŋˌweɪz
spoonways
ˈspuːnˌweɪz
strideways
ˈstraɪdˌweɪz
thwartways
ˈθwɔːtˌweɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLANTWAYS

slangily
slanginess
slanging match
slangingly
slangish
slanguage
slangular
slangy
slant
slant rhyme
slant-eyed
slantendicular
slanter
slantindicular
slanting
slantingly
slantingways
slantly
slantwise
slanty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLANTWAYS

always
both ways
cut both ways
days
dog days
early days
get a word in edgeways
good old days
halcyon days
have it both ways
it´s early days
nowadays
old days
one of these days
school holidays
stays
swing both ways
weekdays
widthways
yesterdays

Synonyms and antonyms of slantways in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slantways» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLANTWAYS

Find out the translation of slantways to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slantways from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slantways» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

slantways
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slantways
570 millions of speakers

English

slantways
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slantways
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

slantways
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

slantways
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

slantways
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slantways
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

slantways
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slantways
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

slantways
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slantways
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slantways
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slantways
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slantways
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slantways
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लंटवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

verevlemesine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slantways
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slantways
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

slantways
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slantways
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slantways
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slantways
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slantways
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slantways
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slantways

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLANTWAYS»

The term «slantways» is used very little and occupies the 163.828 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLANTWAYS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slantways

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLANTWAYS»

Discover the use of slantways in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slantways and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slantways
Like the best examples of the form, this work probes beneath the surface, ignoring the obvious to illuminate the unexpected, reflecting and refracting the world as we know it, looking with attention but always slantways.All profits from the ...
Patricia Debney, Jenifer Kahawatte, 2011
2
The Illustrated London magazine, ed. by R.B. Knowles
Make 1, knit 1, slantways (to knit a stitch slantways, insert the needle from the front to the back and from right to left) ; t purl 5 ; knit 1 slantways. Repeat from t 4 times more than from * to the end of the row. 2nd. The same as the last, except that ...
Richard Brinsley Knowles, 1867
3
Beeton's Book of Needlework: Illustrated Edition, 1870
Now begin the pattern: 1st row: * Make 1, knit 1 slantways (to knit a stitch slantways, insert the needle from the front to the back and from right to left); # purl 5; knit 1 slantways. Repeat from # 4 times more than from * to the end of the row.
Isabella Mary Beeton, 2014
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Godey's Magazine
Long jacket bodice. double-breasted, fastened slantways across with tiny steel- ball buttons, and forming deep rerers at the top. Leather belt and steel buckle round the waist, from which hangs a small leather came/titre. Tight sleeVes, with bias ...
Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, 1878
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Beeton's Book of Needlework
Now begin the pattern: 1st row: * Make 1, knit 1 slantways (to knit a stitch slantways, insert the needle from the front to the back and from right to left); # purl 5; knit 1 slantways. Repeat from # 4 times more than from * to the end of the row.
Mrs. Beeton
6
In the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Before it started to move back it was in a slantways position. The rear hind wheel was 7 or 8 feet from the [4:7 curb. The front wheel was one foot. I can't tell how far the outside hind wheel was from the curb, because the wagon was this way, ...
‎1911
7
Beeton's Book of Needlework:
Now beginthe pattern: 1st row: *Make 1,knit1 slantways (to knit a stitchslantways, insert the needle from the front to the back and from right to left); # purl 5;knit 1 slantways. Repeat from # 4 times more than from * to the end of the row. 2nd row:  ...
Isabella Beeton, 2014
8
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Wow! Look at that! It's a Great Glass Elevator! And look at all the buttons all over. WILLY WONKA. This isn't just an ordinary up-and-down elevator! This elevator can go sideways and longways and slantways and any other way you can think of!
Roald Dahl, 1976
9
A shilling cookery for the people
Take about one pound of steak, cut it lengthways in three pieces, and then slantways at each inch, instead of in lumps ; but should you buy cuttings of meat from the butchers, then remove all the sinew and over fat, and cut the large pieces ...
Alexis Benoît Soyer, 1854
10
Facts and Observations Respecting Canada, and the United ...
_The best method is to bore ahole slantways, with an augur; and when done sugaring, to cork it up with a piece of wood, to prevent the tree exhausting itself; but the generality of people make an incision slantways, with anaxe; after which,  ...
Charles Frederick Grece, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLANTWAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slantways is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trying a .50 BMG from a homemade shotgun (VIDEO)
... range down the barrel to get enough velocity to do that massive damage downrange…as Royal finds out. Spoiler: You get to see a .50 cal bullet go slantways. «Guns.com, Jul 15»
2
Diamond Day: Mary Costello on the pride and fear of the first-time …
I walked into the kitchen and there it lay, still, slantways on the counter. In the daylight it looked lovely. Further along, among a small pile stacked against the wall, ... «Irish Times, May 15»
3
Making the normal abnormal: revolutionaries march into Paris
It was odd to contrast with Rick Owens, who also chose the pea-coat as a starting point for his winter show. He turned it sideways, and slantways, and longways, ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
4
This crazy elevator concept is straight out of Willy Wonka
While it may not go slantways or longways or backways, this elevator concept uses magnetic levitation to move up, down and sideways and bring passengers ... «CNET, Dec 14»
5
Freelancers reveal bizarre requests of the clients from hell
You know, like slantways. Me: Oh, you mean italic? Client: No, I think it's acrylic, please don't correct me again. 3.DON'T TRY TO JUSTIFY YOURSELF. It's likely ... «NEWS.com.au, Nov 14»
6
FMHS students ride campus elevator to test Newton's Second Law …
As Willy Wonka said, "An elevator can only go up and down, but the Wonkavator can go sideways, slantways, longways and backways. Just press the button, ... «Star Local Media, Oct 14»
7
New meteorite crater spotted on Mars
The ground impact and the air dust, added to a dark area on the Martian surface, extending about five miles slantways. The orbiter has been into an orderly ... «Delhi Daily News, May 14»
8
Film's Greatest Elevator Scenes
As Wonka himself put it, the Great Glass Wonkavator can go "sideways and slantways and longways and backways and squareways and any other ways that ... «New Hampshire Public Radio, Apr 14»
9
New York Islanders GIFS of the Week – 1/19/14
Like the Wonkavator, no one really ever knew which way the team was going: forward, backwards, sideways, or slantways. However, they managed to pick up ... «Eyes on Isles, Jan 14»
10
Gabe's Top 25 Jazz Discoveries of 2012
It showed a pianist unafraid to steer his fingers slantways, and here, in a 1973 set with Mel Graves—who I had the pleasure of knowing and writing about a ... «North Bay Bohemian, Dec 12»

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