Decrease and Slant

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• A biased way of looking at or presenting something.
  • synonyms: angle
• Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
  • usage: "the roof had a steep pitch"
  • synonyms: pitch, rake

verb

• Lie obliquely.
  • usage: "A scar slanted across his face"
• Present with a bias.
  • usage: "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
  • synonyms: angle, weight
• To incline or bend from a vertical position.
  • usage: "She leaned over the banister"
  • synonyms: lean, tilt, tip, angle
• Heel over.
  • usage: "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
  • synonyms: cant, cant over, tilt, pitch

• (n.) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.
• (v.i.) Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique.
• (v.i.) To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope.
• (n.) A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
• (v.t.) To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.