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Slopes

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

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📖 Definitions of "Slopes"

noun

1
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
"I had to climb a small slope to get to the site."
2
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
"The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point."
3
The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
"The slope of this line is 0.5"
4
The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
"The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x."

verb

1
To tend steadily upward or downward.
"The road slopes sharply down at that point."
2
To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
"to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment"
3
(usually followed by a preposition) To try to move surreptitiously.
"I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me."
4
To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
"The order was given to "slope arms"."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slopes"

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Word	Definition
gradientnoun	A slope or incline.
inclinenoun	A slope.
sidenoun	A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
pitchnoun	A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
bermsnoun	A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
curvesnoun	A gentle bend, such as in a road.
drainagesnoun	A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
embankmentsnoun	a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
flanksnoun	The side of something, in general senses.
geonoun	(Shetland, Orkney, Caithness) An inlet, gully or cleft in the face of a cliff.
gradesnoun	Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.
gradientsnoun	A slope or incline.
grapevinesnoun	An informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip.
hillsnoun	A surname.
hillsidesnoun	The side of a hill.
leansnoun	(aviation, with the) A dangerous sensory illusion where the pilot of an aircraft believes themselves to be in a bank when they are actually wings-level, or vice-versa, often resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control of the aircraft.
masseynoun	A surname.
outstanding	Exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority.
rampsnoun	(England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of ramson. [A plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.]
runwaysnoun	(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.