nnoun.communicationany grammatical case other than the nominativeSynset:oblique case
Antonyms:nominative
Hypernyms:case grammatical case
Inherited Hypernyms:obliquecasegrammatical categoryclasscollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ablativeablative caseaccusativeaccusative casedativedative casegenitivegenitive caseobjective casepossessivepossessive casevocativevocative case
Full Hyponyms:ablativeaccusativeattributive genitivedativegenitivevocative
nnoun.bodya diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torsoSynset:abdominal external oblique muscle external oblique muscle musculus obliquus externus abdominis
Derivationally Related Form:oblique
Hypernyms:ab abdominal abdominal muscle
Inherited Hypernyms:external oblique muscleabdominalskeletal musclemusclecontractile organorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
adjadj.allslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angledExamples:- the oblique rays of the winter sun
- acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles
- the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base
Antonyms:perpendicularparallel
Derivationally Related Form:obliquenessoblique
Inherited Hypernyms:oblique
Similar to:bias cata-cornered catacorner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered crabwise sideways diagonal nonparallel oblique-angled
See also:convergent divergent diverging inclined
adj satadj.allindirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleadingSynset:devious
Examples:- used devious means to achieve success
- gave oblique answers to direct questions
- oblique political maneuvers
Antonyms:direct
Derivationally Related Form:obliquitydeviousnessobliqueness
Inherited Hypernyms:devious
Similar to:indirect