Thesaurus / declivity
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It features a sequence of choppy waves and declivities fueled by strong diurnal tides rather than the hole in the sea—“the navel of the ocean”—implied by the popular legends.
THE POWER OF THE WAVES - ISSUE 108: CHANGERICHARD HAMBLYNDECEMBER 1, 2021NAUTILUSThe rapid vehicle once more passed over the draw-bridge and wheeled down the declivity through the town.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERSt. Ildefonso's gilded pinnacles next presented themselves on the declivity of a beautiful hill.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERThe tides, as we have noted, tend to drag the particles down the slope, while the waves operate to roll them up the declivity.
OUTLINES OF THE EARTH'S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALERGradually at first, and slowly, the little heap slides down the steep declivity.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSCoronado spurred his horse down the rough, disjointed, slippery declivity, and the others followed.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FORESTTo our surprise a neatly dressed woman came tripping down the declivity, bringing a basket.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSThen the road descends, follows a rapid declivity along the rocks and sharp promontories.
THE NABOBALPHONSE DAUDETA moment later they were edging their way down the declivity of what once had been a railroad track, at last to veer.
THE WHITE DESERTCOURTNEY RYLEY COOPEROn the eastern declivity of the Andes, I have seen some of these trees more than sixty feet high.
TRAVELS IN PERU, ON THE COAST, IN THE SIERRA, ACROSS THE CORDILLERAS AND THE ANDES, INTO THE PRIMEVAL FORESTSJ. J. VON TSCHUDIWORDS RELATED TO DECLIVITY
- affections
- appetites
- aptitudes
- aptness
- attachments
- attractions
- biases
- capabilities
- capacities
- cup of teas
- desires
- dispositions
- drifts
- druthers
- fancies
- fondness
- grooves
- idiosyncrasies
- impulses
- leanings
- likings
- minds
- movements
- partiality
- penchant
- persuasions
- pleasures
- predilections
- predispositions
- preferences
- prejudices
- proclivities
- proneness
- propensities
- slants
- soft spots
- stomachs
- susceptibilities
- tastes
- temperaments
- things
- trends
- turns
- types
- urges
- velleities
- weaknesses
- whims
- wills
- wishes
- abatement
- belly flop
- cut
- decline
- declivity
- decrease
- descent
- diminution
- dip
- dive
- downgrade
- downslide
- downswing
- downtrend
- downturn
- downward slope
- drop
- drop-off
- dwindling
- ebb
- falling-off
- header
- incline
- lapse
- lessening
- nose dive
- plummet
- plunge
- pratfall
- recession
- reduction
- skid
- slant
- slide
- slip
- slope
- slump
- spill
- tumble
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