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sloped

/sloʊpt/ /sləʊpt/

Meanings
verb
To tend steadily upward or downward.

Examples :

"The road slopes sharply down at that point."
direction tendency position

Related Words

Illustration perpendicular

perpendicular noun

/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ /pɝ.pənˈdɪk.jə.lɚ/

A line or plane that is perpendicular to another.

"The perpendicular to the wall supported the shelf. "

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

Illustration followed

followed verb

/ˈfɒləʊd/ /ˈfɑloʊd/

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

"Follow that car!"

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration slanting

slanting verb

/ˈslæntɪŋ/

To lean, tilt or incline.

"If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster."

Illustration preposition

preposition noun

/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ /ˈpɹiːpəˌzɪʃən/

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

"Understanding what a preposition is helps students identify the function of words like "on," "in," and "at" within a sentence. "

Illustration shoulder

shoulder noun

/ˈʃəʊldə/ /ˈʃoʊldɚ/

The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and forearm socket.

"The dog rested its heavy head on its shoulder. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration accumulating

accumulating verb

/əˈkjuːmjəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ/

To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

Illustration steadily

steadily adverb

/ˈstɛdɪli/

In a steady manner.

"The rain fell steadily throughout the night. "

Illustration surreptitiously

surreptitiously adverb

/sʌɹəpˈtɪʃəsli/

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

"Example Sentence: "During the boring lecture, Maria surreptitiously checked her phone under the table." "

Illustration downward

downward adjective

/ˈdaʊnwəd/ /ˈdaʊnwɚd/

Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

"He spoke with a downward glance."