[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:The hiring manager was found to have shown bias against job applicants who wore less expensive clothing.The magazine’s bias is toward art rather than photography.We need to set aside our strong bias in favor of the idea and evaluate it logically.Synonyms: leaning , bent , proclivity , partiality , predilection , preconception , predisposition Antonyms: impartiality", "unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice:The show’s host has faced accusations of racial bias.", "an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.", "Statistics.a systematic as opposed to random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.", "Electronics.the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, such as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.", "a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.", "Lawn Bowling.a slight bulge or greater weight on side of the ball or bowl.the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.", "a slight bulge or greater weight on side of the ball or bowl.", "the curved course made by such a ball when rolled."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally:This material requires a bias cut.I used bias binding to finish the garment."]}, {"Bold_text": "adverb", "List Items": ["in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly:Cut your material bias for extra stretch."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly:The defendant gave a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.The survey was heavily biased toward highly educated people.Synonyms: bend , predispose , dispose , incline", "Electronics.to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device)."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["flourished 570 b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Ionia."]}]