slopes
plural of slope
slopes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slope
• S-poles, eslops, opless, spoles
Source: Wiktionary
Slope, n. Etym: [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE. slipen. See Slip, v. i.]
1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an inclination, as of one line or surface to another.
2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of the horizon. buildings the summit and slope of a hill. Macaulay. Under the slopes of Pisgah. Deut. iv. 49. (Rev. Ver.).
Note: A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity; considered as ascending, an acclivity. Slope of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as, parallel planes have the same slope.
Slope, a.
Definition: Sloping. "Down the slope hills." Milton. A bank not steep, but gently slope. Bacon.
Slope, adv.
Definition: In a sloping manner. [Obs.] Milton.
Slope, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sloping.]
Definition: To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as, to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garment.
Slope, v. i.
1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.
2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
