vertical :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (1)

adj. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"

Fuzzynyms (4)

perpendicular, sheer, bold

adj. very steep: "the bold face of the cliff"

erect

adj. upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

Synonyms (2)

steep

adj. having a sharp inclination; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs"

straight

adj. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

Antonyms (3)

inclined

adj. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"

horizontal

adj. parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"

flat

adj. horizontally level; "a flat roof"

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