slopes
Pronunciation: [sloʊps]
Word
Context: “geography”
(noun) a piece of land that is higher on one side and lower on the other. Think of a hill or a ramp you can walk or run down.
Example
They climbed to the top of the slopes to see the beautiful view.
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The flat ground didn't have any slopes, so it was easy to walk on.
Example
Are there any slopes nearby that we can go hiking on?
Context: “movement”
(verb) to move at an angle rather than straight up or down. Imagine sliding down a slide; that's like sloping down.
Example
The children happily sloped down the slide at the playground.
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She didn’t slope down the hill; she walked straight across the flat ground instead.
Example
Can you slope your toy car down the ramp?
Context: “design”
(verb) to make something go at an angle, like when you design a roof that is tilted. It’s about creating an incline.
Example
The architect sloped the roof so rainwater would run off easily.
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The roof was not sloped, which made the water pool on top.
Example
Did you slope the sides of the building for better drainage?
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