1. slant - Noun
2. slant - Adjective
3. slant - Verb
To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight Of Cathedral tunes. Emily Dickinson
One thing has always been true: That book or that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend. Louis L'Amour
Tell the truth, but tell it slant. Emily Dickinson
One must bear in mind the odd angle or slant that the rays of love have to take in order to reach a heart like mine. Saul Bellow
The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light. Jon Krakauer
Because your eyes are slant and slow, Because your hair is sweet to touch, My heart is high again; but oh, I doubt if this will get me much. Dorothy Parker