turn+from+a+straight+course

  • 61Incurvate — In*cur vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurvated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurvating}.] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62Incurvated — Incurvate In*cur vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurvated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurvating}.] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 63Incurvating — Incurvate In*cur vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurvated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurvating}.] To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 64incurvate — incurvature /in kerr veuh cheuhr/, incurvation, n. adj. /in kerr vayt , in kerr vit/; v. /in kerr vayt , in kerr vayt/, adj., v., incurvated, incurvating. adj. 1. curved, esp. inward. v.t. 2. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course;… …

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  • 65turning — noun /ˈtɜr.nɪŋ,ˈtɜː.nɪŋ,ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/ a) A turn or deviation from a straight course b) The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe …

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  • 66chop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cut, mince; cleave, lop, hack, hew; strike. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To cut with an ax] Syn. fell, hack, hew, whack; see cut 1 . 2. [To cut into small bits] Syn. mince, dice, cube, cut… …

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  • 67slue — I (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To turn aside sharply from a straight course: chop2, cut, sheer1, skew, swerve, veer. Nautical: yaw. See CHANGE. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See slew …

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  • 68incurvate — adjective /ɪnˈkɜvət/ (say in kervuht), / veɪt/ (say vayt) 1. curved, especially inwards. –verb (t) /ˈɪnkɜveɪt/ (say inkervayt) (incurvated, incurvating) 2. to make curved; turn from a straight line or course; curve, especially inwards. {Latin… …

  • 69zag — [zag] n. [see ZIGZAG] 1. any of the short, sharp angles or turns of a zigzag pattern, as alternating with a zig 2. any sharp turn away from a straight course vi. zagged, zagging 1. to move in a zag 2. to zigzag …

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  • 70zig — [zig] n. [see ZIGZAG] 1. any of the short, sharp angles or turns of a zigzag pattern, alternating with a zag 2. any sharp turn away from a straight course vi. zigged, zigging 1. to move in a zig 2. to zigzag …

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