ascent |
a way leading up; upward slope. [1/2 definitions] |
brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. [1/2 definitions] |
cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
chairlift |
a line of chairs hanging from a moving cable, used to carry people up or down a mountain. A chairlift is used at a ski slope. |
continental shelf |
the edge of a continent that is below water. Just beyond the continental shelf lies a steep slope leading down to the ocean floor. |
decline |
to slope or slant downward. [1/4 definitions] |
dip |
to slope downward or seem to sink. [2/8 definitions] |
glacier |
a large mass of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and very slowly moving down a slope or across land. |
grade |
the slope of a road or railroad. [1/7 definitions] |
inclination |
a slope; slant. [1/3 definitions] |
incline |
to slope or slant. [1/3 definitions] |
italic |
of or having to do with a style of type whose letters slope to the right. [2 definitions] |
landslide |
the falling of earth down a steep slope. [1/2 definitions] |
pitch1 |
the rise or slope. [1/11 definitions] |
slant |
a slope or incline. [1/2 definitions] |
steep1 |
having a sharp slope or slant. [1/2 definitions] |
tilt |
an act or instance of tilting; slope. [1/4 definitions] |
up |
an upward slope; rise. [1/23 definitions] |
upgrade |
an upward slope or incline. [1/2 definitions] |
uphill |
on an upward slope or in an upward direction. [1/3 definitions] |