incline
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(verb) make receptive or willing |
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Synonyms: dispose |
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Related Words: predispose |
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(verb) be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" |
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Synonyms: pitch, slope |
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Related Words: angle, climb, dip, fall, lean, slant, tilt, tip |
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(noun) an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another |
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Synonyms: ramp |
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Related Words: inclined plane, ski jump |
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(noun) an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain" |
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Synonyms: side, slope |
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Related Words: acclivity, ascent, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, formation, geological formation, geology, hillside, mountainside, raise, rise, upgrade |
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(verb) exhibit an inclination or tendency |
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Synonyms: lean, tend |
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Related Words: believe, conceive, consider, take kindly to, think |
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(verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures" |
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Synonyms: lean, run, tend |
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Related Words: be, gravitate |
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