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  • 11gentle — adjective 1) his manner was gentle Syn: kind, tender, sympathetic, considerate, understanding, compassionate, humane, mild, placid, serene 2) a gentle breeze | gentle music Syn: light …

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  • 12slope — Synonyms and related words: acclivity, angle, angularity, ascend, ascent, bank, bend, bevel, bezel, camber, cant, careen, chute, climb, decline, declivity, deflection, descend, descent, deviation, dip, downgrade, drop, drop off, easy slope, fall …

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  • 13slope — I n. a gentle, gradual slope II v. 1) to slope gently, gradually 2) (P; intr.) the river bank slopes to the east * * * [sləʊp] gradual slope gradually (P; intr.) the river bank slopes to the east a gentle to slope gently …

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  • 14slope — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ precipitous (formal), steep ▪ gentle, gradual, slight ▪ long, short …

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  • 15gentle — gen|tle W3S3 [ˈdʒentl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: gentil, from Latin gentilis of a family, of the same family , from gens; GENTILE] 1.) kind and careful in the way you behave or do things, so that you do not hurt or damage anyone or… …

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  • 16gentle — adjective 1 kind and careful in your character or behaviour and not at all violent or unpleasant: Be gentle when you brush the baby s hair. | Lynne was a sweet, gentle girl. | a little gentle mockery (+ with): He was incredibly gentle with her… …

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  • 17slope — slope1 W3 [sləup US sloup] n 1.) a piece of ground or a surface that slopes ▪ a steep slope ▪ a gentle (=not steep) slope ▪ She looked back up the grassy slope. 2.) an area of steep ground covered with snow that people ↑ski down ▪ …

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  • 18gentle — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 19nursery slope — UK US noun [countable] [singular nursery slope plural nursery slopes] british a gentle slope used by people who are learning to ski Thesaurus: skiing and other spor …

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  • 20nursery slope — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nursery slope : singular nursery slope plural nursery slopes British a gentle slope used by people who are learning to ski …

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