slope+slant

  • 31slope — [[t]slo͟ʊp[/t]] slopes, sloping, sloped 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A slope is the side of a mountain, hill, or valley. Saint Christo is perched on a mountain slope. ...the lower slopes of the Himalayas. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A slope is a surface… …

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  • 32slant — 1 verb (I) especially literary to slope or move in a sloping line: slanting handwriting | The sun s rays slanted through the trees. slantingly adverb 2 noun 1 a sloping position or angle: a steep slant | at/on a slant: Set the pole at a slant. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33slant — 1. noun /ˈslænt/ a) A slope or incline. The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level. b) A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or …

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  • 34slope — noun 1》 a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another.     ↘a difference in level or sideways position between two ends or sides.     ↘a part of the side of a hill or mountain, especially as a place for skiing. 2》 US… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35slope — 1. noun the slope of the roof Syn: tilt, pitch, slant, angle, gradient, incline, inclination, fall, camber; N.Amer. grade 2. verb the garden sloped down to a stream Syn: tilt, slant, incline, lean …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 36slope — [[t]sloʊp[/t]] v. sloped, slop•ing, n. 1) to have an inclined or oblique direction or angle, esp. with reference to a horizontal plane; slant 2) to move at an inclination or obliquely 3) to cause to incline from the horizontal or vertical 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37slant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obliquity, slope, inclination, declination, tilt, pitch; bias, leaning, tendency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. veer, lie obliquely, incline; see bend 2 , lean 1 , tilt 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38slope — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39slope — sləʊp n. side of a hill, incline; upward or downward slant; degree to which a surface deviates from the vertical v. incline, slant upward or downward; cause to tilt, slant …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40slant — slænt /slɑːnt n. slope; inclination; tendency, liking; point of view v. slope, tilt; cause to slope; make biased, distort; cause to appeal to a particular audience adj. inclined, sloping, oblique …

    English contemporary dictionary