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Sloping

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WordDefinition
inclinedHaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
gradualnounProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
slantedPlaced at an angle, on a slant.
aslant(archaic, literary) Slanting.
slantingnounOut of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
aslopeSloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope.
slopedThat has or have a slope.
diagonalnoun(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

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WordDefinition
inclinedHaving a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
aslopeSloping, in a sloping manner; slanted along a slope.
aslant(archaic, literary) Slanting.
slantedPlaced at an angle, on a slant.
slantingnounOut of the perpendicular, not perpendicular.
gradualnounProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
diagonalnoun(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
gradientnounA slope or incline.
inclineverb(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
slantverbA slope; an incline, inclination.
inclinationnounA tendency.
tiltingnounThe motion of something that tilts; a tilt.
steepnessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being steep.
slipperyOf a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
dippingnounAn act or process of immersing.
batteredBeaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
tilted(originally poker, video games, chess, slang) In a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
steepverbOf a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
gradeverb(chiefly Canada, US) To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
hillverbTo form into a heap or mound.

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