angle
/ˈæŋɡəl/
verbnoun
Common
1.v.move or proceed at an angle
“he angled his way into the room”
2.v.to incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
3.v.seek indirectly
“fish for compliments”
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angle and fish share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. angle means “move or proceed at an angle”. fish means “any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills”. fish is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈæŋɡəl/
1.v.move or proceed at an angle
“he angled his way into the room”
2.v.to incline or bend from a vertical position
“She leaned over the banister”
3.v.seek indirectly
“fish for compliments”
/ˈfɪʃ/
1.n.any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
“the shark is a large fish”
2.n.the flesh of fish used as food
“in Japan most fish is eaten raw”
3.n.(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
| angle | fish | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæŋɡəl/ | /ˈfɪʃ/ |
| Said | ANG-guhl | fish |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 8 | 6 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
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