Clues for the word "BIAS"

We've had 153 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 517 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on July 19, 2026.

Definition of bias

n. - A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.
n. - A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.
n. - A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
n. - A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
a. - Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
a. - Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
adv. - In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
v. t. - To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.