| acclivity |
a rising slope. (Cf. declivity.) |
| ascend |
to slant or slope upward. [1/5 definitions] |
| bank1 |
a slope, usu. of earth. [1/6 definitions] |
| berm |
a level ledge or strip at the top, bottom, or side of a slope, or along the back of a beach. [1/3 definitions] |
| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. [1/2 definitions] |
| cant2 |
a slanting line, edge, or surface, esp. one deviating from the horizontal or vertical; slope; incline. [1/5 definitions] |
| chute2 |
a steep or narrow slope, as for skiing or tobogganing. |
| climb |
to slope upward. [1/7 definitions] |
| declination |
a movement, bend, or slope downward. [1/5 definitions] |
| decline |
to cause to slope downward. [3/10 definitions] |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. (Cf. acclivity.) |
| descend |
to incline downward; slope. [1/7 definitions] |
| dip |
to slope downward or appear to sink. [2/15 definitions] |
| downgrade |
a slope downward, as in a road. [1/5 definitions] |
| downhill |
a descending slope or incline. [1/5 definitions] |
| drop-off |
a sudden, sharp slope. [1/2 definitions] |
| escarpment |
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or fault line. [2 definitions] |
| fall |
a downward slope. [1/19 definitions] |
| gable roof |
a roof with two surfaces that slope down and out from a ridge to form a gable at each end. |
| glacier |
a very large accumulation of ice formed in cold regions from compacted snow and moving very slowly outward or downward on a slope. |
| glacis |
a gradual slope or incline. |