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bent
A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
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  1. A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
  2. Any of a genus (Agrostis) of dense, low-growing perennial grasses that spread by putting out runners and are often used for lawns and golf greens
  3. A tendency, disposition, or inclination:
preference
A strong liking or personal valuation.
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  1. A strong liking or personal valuation.
  2. The right, power, or opportunity of prior choice or claim
  3. The selecting of someone or something over another or others:
leaning
The act of a person or thing that leans
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  1. The act of a person or thing that leans
  2. An inclination, tendency, or preference.
influence
To have an influence on (something); change:
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  1. To have an influence on (something); change:
  2. To change the behavior or thinking of (someone); sway:
prejudice
To cause to have or show prejudice; bias
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  1. To cause to have or show prejudice; bias
  2. To affect detrimentally or harmfully by a judgment or act.
  3. To injure or harm, as by some judgment or action
sway
(Nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
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  1. (Nautical) To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
  2. To cause (a person, an opinion, actions, etc.) to be inclined a certain way or be turned from a given course; influence or divert
  3. To exert influence or control over:
one-sidedness
The property of being onesided.
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  1. The property of being onesided.
  2. The state of being one-sided
partiality
Particular fondness or liking
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  1. Particular fondness or liking
  2. The state or quality of being partial; tendency to favor unfairly; bias
  3. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
prejudice
Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion.
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  1. Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular social group, such as a race or the adherents of a religion.
  2. Detriment or harm caused to a person, especially in a legal case:
  3. An adverse judgment or opinion formed unfairly or without knowledge of the facts:
prepossession
The state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings.
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  1. The state of being preoccupied with thoughts, opinions, or feelings.
  2. A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.
  3. A preconception or prejudice.
tendentiousness
The characteristic of being tendentious.
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  1. The characteristic of being tendentious.
bent
A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
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  1. A framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads
  2. Any of a genus (Agrostis) of dense, low-growing perennial grasses that spread by putting out runners and are often used for lawns and golf greens
  3. A tendency, disposition, or inclination:
cast
The form or direction in which a thing is cast
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  1. The form or direction in which a thing is cast
  2. Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix:
  3. Sort; type:
disposition
A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
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  1. A putting in order or being put in order; arrangement
  2. The power or liberty to control, direct, or dispose:
  3. A habitual inclination; a tendency:
leaning
The act of a person or thing that leans
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  1. The act of a person or thing that leans
  2. A tendency; inclination; penchant; predilection
partiality
A special fondness; a predilection:
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  1. A special fondness; a predilection:
  2. Particular fondness or liking
  3. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
penchant
A strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste
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  1. A strong liking or fondness; inclination; taste
predilection
A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)
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  1. A preconceived liking; partiality or preference (for)
  2. Condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.
  3. A special liking for something; a preference.
predisposition
A state of being predisposed; a tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
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  1. A state of being predisposed; a tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
  2. The condition of being predisposed; inclination or tendency; predilection
proclivity
A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
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  1. A natural propensity or inclination; a predisposition:
  2. A natural or habitual tendency or inclination, esp. toward something discreditable
proneness
Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
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  1. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.
  2. The state of lying with the face down.
  3. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man.
propensity
A natural inclination or tendency; bent
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  1. A natural inclination or tendency; bent
  2. A tendency, preference, or attraction.
  3. An innate inclination; a tendency.
squint
A quick look or glance:
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  1. A quick look or glance:
  2. The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, like in strabismus.
  3. An oblique or perverse tendency or bent
tendency
A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
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  1. A course or apparent course toward some purpose, object, or result; drift
  2. An inclination to move or act in a particular direction or way; constant disposition to some action or state; leaning; bias; propensity; bent
  3. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction:
trend
An inclination in a particular direction.
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  1. An inclination in a particular direction.
  2. A fad or fashion style.
  3. A general tendency or course of events:
turn
A momentary shock or scare:
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  1. A momentary shock or scare:
  2. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:
  3. A distinctive form, manner, cast, detail, etc.
beveled
Having a bevel, especially at an edge
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  1. Having a bevel, especially at an edge
biased
Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced:
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  1. Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced:
diagonal
Having oblique lines or markings.
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  1. Having oblique lines or markings.
  2. Having a slanted or oblique direction.
  3. Moving or extending obliquely, esp. at a 45° angle; slanting
oblique
(Geom.) With its axis not perpendicular to its base
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  1. (Geom.) With its axis not perpendicular to its base
  2. (Anatomy) Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudinal:
  3. (--- Mathematics) Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
jaundice
To affect with the discoloration of jaundice.
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  1. To affect with the discoloration of jaundice.
  2. To cause to have jaundice
  3. Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, or mucous membranes caused by the deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occurring as a sign of disorders that interfere with normal metabolism or transport of bile. Liver diseases such as hepatitis commonly cause jaundice.
prejudice
To affect detrimentally or harmfully by a judgment or act.
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  1. To affect detrimentally or harmfully by a judgment or act.
  2. To injure or harm, as by some judgment or action
  3. To fill with prejudice or cause to judge with prejudice.
prepossess
To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; especially, to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
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  1. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; especially, to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
  2. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
  3. (Archaic) To prejudice or bias, esp. favorably
warp
(Weaving) To arrange (threads or yarns) so as to form a warp
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  1. (Weaving) To arrange (threads or yarns) so as to form a warp
  2. To turn from a healthy, sane, or normal condition; pervert; bias
  3. To become bent or twisted out of shape, as wood does in drying
skew
To give a bias to; distort:
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  1. To give a bias to; distort:
  2. To turn or place at an angle:
  3. A transformation of coordinates in which one coordinate is displaced in one direction in proportion to its distance from a coordinate plane or axis. A rectangle, for example, that undergoes skew is transformed into a parallelogram.
slant
To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
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  1. To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.
  2. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope:
  3. To incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp. one that is perpendicular or level; slope
angle
To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
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  1. To continue along or turn at an angle or by angles:
  2. (Sports) To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle.
  3. To move or bend at an angle or by means of angles
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  • His natural bias was to respect things as they were.

  • This document provides guidance on the stages in scheme development at which optimism bias can be reduced.

  • To illustrate the self-serving bias with regard to success, I will draw on my own experiences.

  • The townspeople show a bias in favour of French habits and fashions.

  • His natural parts were excellent; and a strong bias in the direction of abstract thought, and mathematics in particular, was noticeable at an early date.

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