Angel vs. Angle

Angelnoun

An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.

Angelnoun

(Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.

Angelnoun

A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.

Angelnoun

(obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

Angelnoun

An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.

Angelnoun

(historical) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.

Angelnoun

An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.

Angelnoun

An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.

Angelnoun

An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.

Angelnoun

(informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome.

Angelverb

To support by donating money.

Angelnoun

A messenger.

Angelnoun

A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.

Angelnoun

One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels.

Angelnoun

A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.

Angelnoun

Attendant spirit; genius; demon.

Angelnoun

An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.

Angelnoun

An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s.

Angelnoun

spiritual being attendant upon God

Angelnoun

person of exceptional holiness

Angelnoun

invests in a theatrical production

Angelnoun

the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally

Angelnoun

a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe

Angelnoun

an attendant spirit, especially a benevolent one

Angelnoun

(in traditional Christian angelology) a being of the lowest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.

Angelnoun

short for Hells Angel

Angelnoun

a person of exemplary conduct or virtue

Angelnoun

used in similes or comparisons to refer to a person's outstanding beauty, qualities, or abilities

Angelnoun

used in approval to a person who is kind or helpful

Angelnoun

used as a term of endearment

Angelnoun

a person who supports a business financially, typically one who invests private capital in a small or newly established enterprise

Angelnoun

a financial backer of a theatrical production

Angelnoun

a former English coin minted between the reigns of Edward IV and Charles I and bearing the figure of the archangel Michael killing a dragon.

Angelnoun

an aircraft's altitude (often used with a numeral indicating thousands of feet)

Angelnoun

an unexplained radar echo.

Angel

An angel is a supernatural being in various religions. The theological study of angels is known as angelology.

Anglenoun

(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

Anglenoun

(geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.

Anglenoun

A corner where two walls intersect.

Anglenoun

A change in direction.

Anglenoun

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

Anglenoun

(media) The focus of a news story.

Anglenoun

A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.

Anglenoun

(slang) An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral

Anglenoun

A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.

Anglenoun

(astrology) Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

Anglenoun

A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

Angleverb

To place (something) at an angle.

Angleverb

To change direction rapidly.

Angleverb

To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.

Angleverb

To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.

Angleverb

(intransitive) To try to catch fish with a hook and line.

Angleverb

(informal) (with for) To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.

Anglenoun

The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.

Anglenoun

The figure made by. two lines which meet.

Anglenoun

A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.

Anglenoun

A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses."

Anglenoun

A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.

Angleverb

To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.

Angleverb

To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise.

Angleverb

To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.

Anglenoun

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

Anglenoun

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Anglenoun

a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons

Angleverb

move or proceed at an angle;

Angleverb

to incline or bend from a vertical position;

Angleverb

seek indirectly;

Angleverb

fish with a hook

Angleverb

present with a bias;

Angle

In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane that contains the rays.