Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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upright | Yes | Yes | No | No |
perpendicular | Yes | Yes | No | No |
upright (noun) | perpendicular (noun) |
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a piano with a vertical sounding board | an extremely steep face |
a vertical structural member as a post or stake | 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 |
upright (adjective) | perpendicular (adjective) |
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upright in position or posture | intersecting at or forming right angles |
of moral excellence | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line |
in a vertical position; not sloping | so steep as to be nearly vertical |