Synonyms: leaning
Definition: the act of deviating from a vertical position
Similar words: human action, human activity, deed, act
Definition: something that people do or cause to happen
Synonyms: lean, leaning, list, tilt, inclination
Definition: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Usage: the tower had a pronounced tilt; the ship developed a list to starboard; he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Similar words: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Synonyms: proclivity, propensity, leaning
Definition: a natural inclination
Usage: he has a proclivity for exaggeration
Similar words: inclination, disposition, tendency
Definition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Usage: he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict
Synonyms: leaning, tendency, propensity
Definition: an inclination to do something
Usage: he felt leanings toward frivolity
Similar words: inclination
Definition: that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
Usage: her inclination is for classical music
Synonyms: tilted, tipped, atilt, leaning, canted
Definition: departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
Usage: the leaning tower of Pisa; the headstones were tilted
Similar words: inclined
Definition: at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position
Usage: an inclined plane