| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class II. Words Relating to Space | | Section II. Dimensions | | 2. Linear Dimensions |
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| 212. Verticality. |
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| NOUN: | VERTICALITY; erectness &c. adj.; perpendicularity, aplomb; right angle, normal; azimuth, circle.
CLIFF, steep, crag, bluff, palisades; wall, precipice.
ELEVATION, erection; square, plumb line, plummet.
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| VERB: | BE VERTICAL &c. adj.; stand -up, - on end, - erect, - upright; stick up, cock up.
RENDER VERTICAL &c. adj.; set up, stick up, raise up, cock up; erect, rear, raise, pitch, raise on its legs.
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| ADJECTIVE: | VERTICAL, upright, erect, perpendicular, unrecumbent [rare], plumb, normal, straight, bolt upright; rampant; straight up; standing up &c. v.; rectangular, orthogonal.
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| ADVERB: | VERTICALLY &c. adj.; up, on end; up -, right- on end; à plomb [F.], endwise; on one’s legs; at right angles.
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