Inclining

  • 101Sinistral — Sin is*tral, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; opposed to {dextral}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; said of certain spiral shells. [1913… …

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  • 102Sloping — Slop ing, a. Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting. {Slop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The sloping land recedes into the clouds. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Slopingly — Sloping Slop ing, a. Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting. {Slop ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] The sloping land recedes into the clouds. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104Supine — Su*pine , a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. {Sub }, {Super }.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; opposed to prone. [1913 Webster] 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined. [1913… …

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  • 105Supinely — Supine Su*pine , a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. {Sub }, {Super }.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; opposed to prone. [1913 Webster] 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined …

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  • 106Supineness — Supine Su*pine , a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. {Sub }, {Super }.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; opposed to prone. [1913 Webster] 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined …

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  • 107Timeserving — Time serv ing, n. An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one s independence, and sometimes of one s integrity. [1913 Webster] Syn: Temporizing. Usage: {Timeserving},… …

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  • 108To dish out — Dish Dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dishing}.] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster] 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster] 3 …

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  • 109To dish up — Dish Dish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dishing}.] 1. To put in a dish, ready for the table. [1913 Webster] 2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish; as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes. [1913 Webster] 3 …

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  • 110Up — Up, a. Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an up grade; the up train. [1913 Webster] …

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