Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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steep | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
perpendicular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
steep (noun) | perpendicular (noun) |
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a steep place (as on a hill) | an extremely steep face |
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point | |
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting | |
a straight line at right angles to another line |
steep (adjective) | perpendicular (adjective) |
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having a sharp inclination | intersecting at or forming right angles |
of a slope; set at a high angle | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line |
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation | so steep as to be nearly vertical |
steep (verb) | perpendicular (verb) |
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let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | |
devote (oneself) fully to |