slope+slant

  • 101tips — n. (Slang in gambling) odds of 11/10 tɪp n. gratuity; nib, edge, point; advice; slope, slant v. give a gratuity; spill; cause to slant …

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  • 102sway — v 1. swing, oscillate, rock, move back and forth or to and fro, librate, undulate, wave, vibrate; nod, wobble, flicker; sheer off, Naut. jibe, teeter, reel, totter. 2. incline, bend, lean, tend, swerve, veer, tilt; slip, slide, slope, slant, yaw …

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  • 103tip — I n 1. point, nib, neb, beak, cusp, cuspid; sprout, shoot, Bot. apiculus; cap, crown, head, cover; apogee, extremity, terminal, terminus. 2. top, summit, apex, vertex, zenith, acme, meridian, tiptop; pinnacle, peak, crest, heights; spire, steeple …

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  • 104incline — in•cline v. [[t]ɪnˈklaɪn[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn[/t]] v. clined, clin•ing, n. 1) to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant 2) to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: He inclines toward mysticism[/ex] 3) to… …

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  • 105splay — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for displayen more at display Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cause to spread outward 2. to make oblique ; bevel intransitive verb 1. to extend apart or outward especially in an aw …

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  • 106lean — {{11}}lean (adj.) thin, spare, with little flesh or fat, c.1200, from O.E. hlæne lean, thin, possibly from hlænan cause to lean or bend, from P.Gmc. *khlainijan, which would connect it to O.E. hleonian (see LEAN (Cf. lean) (v.)). But perhaps… …

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  • 107fall away — the ground here falls away abruptly Syn: slope down, slope, slant down, go down, drop, drop away, descend, dip, sink, plunge …

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  • 108decline — v 1. deny, turndown, reject, refuse; frown upon, turn thumbs down on, negative, veto; resist, rebuff, repel, repudiate; spurn, shun, avoid; abstain from, forgo, do without. 2. dissent, demur, balk, protest; withhold consent, refuse, not budge,… …

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  • 109bev´el|ler — bev|el «BEHV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, adjective. –n. 1. a sloping edge or surface. There is often a bevel on the frame of a picture, on a mirror, or on a piece of plate glass. 2. any angle except a… …

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  • 110bev´el|er — bev|el «BEHV uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling, adjective. –n. 1. a sloping edge or surface. There is often a bevel on the frame of a picture, on a mirror, or on a piece of plate glass. 2. any angle except a… …

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