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| ski lift |
a mechanism, usu. comprising a motor-driven cable with a series of attached chairs, used to carry skiers up a slope. |
| ski run |
a slope, trail, or course for skiing. |
| ski tow |
a kind of ski lift by which skiers clinging to a cable are pulled up the slope on their skis. |
| slant |
to incline at an oblique angle; slope. [2/7 definitions] |
| slope |
to cause to slope. [1/5 definitions] |
| steep1 |
having a sharp slope or incline. [1/3 definitions] |
| swell |
a smooth or gradual rise in the land; rounded hill; slight slope. [1/19 definitions] |
| talus2 |
a slope. [1/2 definitions] |
| terrace |
a row of houses or other buildings erected on raised ground or on a slope, or built to achieve a large architectural effect. [1/6 definitions] |
| tilt |
an act or instance of tilting; slope. [1/7 definitions] |
| trestle |
a stable support formed by a horizontal beam or bar joined to the tops of two vertical members that slope or widen outward and downward. [1/2 definitions] |
| tub chair |
a low-backed easy chair the arms of which are even with the back or slope up to it. |
| up |
an upward slope; ascent; rise. [1/34 definitions] |
| upgrade |
an upward slope or incline. [2/4 definitions] |
| uphill |
on an upward slope, or in an upward direction. [2/5 definitions] |
| uprise |
to move, slope, or incline upward; ascend. [1/6 definitions] |
| upsweep |
to sweep, curve, or slope upwards. [2/4 definitions] |
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