Sheer and Sloped

Sheer

Sheer adjective - Having an incline approaching the perpendicular.
Usage example: the sheer slopes of the ravine

Sloped and sheer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sloped" instead an adjective "Sheer".

Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

Sloped

Sloped adjective - Running in a slanting direction.

Sheer and sloped are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sheer" instead an adjective "Sloped".

Nearby Words: slop, slope, sloping
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