angle

noun
A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).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.A corner where two walls intersect.A change in direction.A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.The focus of a news story.Any of various hesperiid butterflies.A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoralA projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.

verb
(often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.To change direction rapidly.To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.(cue sports) 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.