Noun

• S: (n) bias (bias%1:09:00::), prejudice (prejudice%1:09:01::), preconception (preconception%1:09:01::) (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) diagonal (diagonal%1:25:00::), bias (bias%1:25:00::) (a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric)

Verb

• S: (v) bias (bias%2:33:00::) (influence in an unfair way) "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
• S: (v) bias (bias%2:31:00::), predetermine (predetermine%2:31:01::) (cause to be biased)
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) slant (slant%2:31:00::), angle (angle%2:31:00::), weight (weight%2:31:00::) (present with a bias) "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) prejudice (prejudice%2:31:00::), prepossess (prepossess%2:31:00::) (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)
• S: (v) influence (influence%2:41:00::), act upon (act_upon%2:41:00::), work (work%2:41:10::) (have and exert influence or effect) "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
• S: (v) affect (affect%2:30:00::), impact (impact%2:30:00::), bear upon (bear_upon%2:30:00::), bear on (bear_on%2:30:00::), touch on (touch_on%2:30:01::), touch (touch%2:30:00::) (have an effect upon) "Will the new rules affect me?"
• S: (v) change (change%2:30:01::), alter (alter%2:30:01::), modify (modify%2:30:10::) (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame

Adjective

• S: (adj) bias (bias%3:00:00:oblique:00) (slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric) "a bias fold"