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Vertical

Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.

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Erectile 84% connected

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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Erectile 84% connected

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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Fastigiate 84% connected

Alt. of Fastigiated

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Fastigiate 84% connected

Alt. of Fastigiated

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Hierarchal 84% connected

Alt. of Hierarchic

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Hierarchal 84% connected

Alt. of Hierarchic

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Hierarchic 84% connected

Pertaining to a hierarch.

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Hierarchic 84% connected

Pertaining to a hierarch.

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Hierarchical 84% connected

Pertaining to a hierarchy.

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Hierarchical 84% connected

Pertaining to a hierarchy.

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Passant 84% connected

Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.

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Passant 84% connected

Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.

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Plumb 84% connected

A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bo…

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Plumb 84% connected

A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction; a plummet; a plumb bo…

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Rampant 84% connected

Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.

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Rampant 84% connected

Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.

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Rearing 84% connected

of Rear

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Rearing 84% connected

of Rear

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Statant 84% connected

In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

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Statant 84% connected

In a standing position; as, a lion statant.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Unbent 84% connected

of Unbend

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Unbowed 84% connected

Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

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Unbowed 84% connected

Not bent or arched; not bowed down.

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Upright 84% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Column 76% connected

A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and…

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Jamb 76% connected

The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of…

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Pillar 76% connected

The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not suppor…

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Post 76% connected

Hired to do what is wrong; suborned.

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Scantling 76% connected

Not plentiful; small; scanty.

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Scape 76% connected

A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.

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Shaft 76% connected

The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.

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Stile 76% connected

A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a style. See Style.

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Stud 76% connected

A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.

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Broader term 1

Orientation 76% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Derivationally related 8

Perpendicular 74% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Perpendicular 74% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Perpendicularity 74% connected

The quality or state of being perpendicular.

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Perpendicularity 74% connected

The quality or state of being perpendicular.

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Upright 74% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Upright 74% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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Uprightness 74% connected

the quality or state of being upright.

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Uprightness 74% connected

the quality or state of being upright.

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Attribute 8

Attitude 66% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Attitude 66% connected

The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.

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Orientation 66% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Orientation 66% connected

The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Position 66% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Posture 66% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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Posture 66% connected

The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; espe…

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See also 4

Steep 66% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Steep 66% connected

Bright; glittering; fiery.

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Synonym 3

Erect 92% connected

Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

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Perpendicular 92% connected

Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the…

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Upright 92% connected

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

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