slope+slant
51slope — I. n. 1. Obliquity, oblique direction, direction downward. 2. Inclination, acclivity or declivity. II. v. a. Incline. III. v. n. Incline, slant, take an oblique direction …
52North Slope, Tacoma, Washington — Houses on North Slope. The North Slope is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, located south of Yakima Hill. Although there is no truly defined boundary for the North Slope, and it often bleeds over into Yakima Hill under some… …
53a|slope — «uh SLOHP», adverb, adjective. at a slant; sloping …
54on the slope — on a slant, on an incline, on a gradient …
55incline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slant, slope, tilt; pitch, lurch; tend, influence, bias. See tendency. n. obliquity, grade; gradient, slant, bias, slope (see v.); ramp, ascent, upgrade; downgrade, descent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …
56Obliquity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obliquity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obliquity obliquity inclination slope slant crookedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 slopeness slopeness Sgm: N 1 leaning leaning &c. >V. Sgm: N …
57lean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slant, incline; depend, rely; tend. See support, tendency. adj. spare, meager; lank, gaunt. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Thin] Syn. lank, meager, slim; see thin 2 . 2. [Containing… …
58inclination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. propensity, leaning, bent, predisposition; fondness, liking; predilection; slope, slant, ramp. See tendency, will, obliquity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tendency] Syn. bent, bias, propensity,… …
59pitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. note, modulation, tone; roll, plunge, toss, dip, reel, lurch; slant, slope, drop; ascent, rise, grade, height, range; resin, tar. v. t. throw, toss; build, erect, set, establish; cast, heave. v. i.… …
60tilt — I v 1. lean, tip, list, cant, heel, Naut. careen, lurch; slope, slant, oblique, fall obliquely, skew, angle, bevel, pitch, grade, bank; ascend, rise; descend, drop or drop off, dip, sag, sink. 2.Usu. tilt at rush at, charge; oppose, contest,… …
