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DOWNSLOPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A downward slope or bend

Synonyms:

declension; declination; decline; declivity; descent; downslope; fall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("downslope" is a kind of...):

incline; side; slope (an elevated geological formation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "downslope"):

downhill (the downward slope of a hill)

steep (a steep place (as on a hill))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb downslope

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