slope downwards
Frequency: 7.06.1 per million words
To incline or slant in a downward direction.
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- The garden slopes downwards from the back of the house to the stream.
- Be careful on this path; it starts to slope downwards very steeply.
- The company's profits have been sloping downwards for the last two quarters.
- They designed the wheelchair ramp to slope downwards at a safe and gentle angle.
- From the top of the hill, the field sloped downwards towards the dense forest.
- The architect ensured the roof would slope downwards to prevent water from collecting.
- His handwriting slopes downwards to the right when he's tired.
- The tunnel began to slope downwards into the darkness of the mountain.
- A floor that slopes downwards can be a sign of structural problems in a house.
- The economic forecast shows a trend that will likely slope downwards next year.