Hyphenation of slant

How to hyphenate slant

Because it is a word with a single syllable, slant is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

slant

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: slant

Definitions of slant

slant is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A slope; an incline, inclination.
Example: The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
noun
A sloped surface or line.
noun
A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
noun
An oblique movement or course.
noun
A sloping surface in a culture medium.
noun
A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
noun
A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolors.
noun
A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
noun
An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
noun
A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
noun
(originally United States) A point of view, an angle; a bias.
Example: It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant.
noun
A look, a glance.
noun
A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To lean, tilt or incline.
Example: If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
verb
To bias or skew.
Example: The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
verb
To lie or exaggerate.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Sloping; oblique; slanted.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A slashing action or motion, particularly:
noun
A mark made by a slashing motion, particularly:
noun
Something resembling such a mark, particularly:
noun
The loose woody debris remaining from a slash, (particularly forestry) the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
Example: Slash generated during logging may constitute a fire hazard.
noun
Slash fiction.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A drink of something; a draft.
noun
A piss: an act of urination.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A swampy area; a swamp.
noun
A large quantity of watery food such as broth.

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The period of a transitory breeze.
noun
An interval of good weather.
noun
The loose part of a rope; slack.

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