The box is leaning to one side.
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Leaning
//ˈliːnɪŋ//
Synonyms for "leaning" (205 found)
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drutherseagernesseccentricityfacilityfacultyfancyfascinationfavorfavoritismfeeling forfelicityfetishflairforejudgmentgenius forgiftgift forgradegradientgrain
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heelingidiosyncrasyill-balancedinclinationinclinationalinclinatoryinclineinclinedincliningindividualisminequalityinnate aptitudeinstinctinterestinvolvementjaundicejaundiced eyekidneyleanleaning towerliabilitylikinglistlistinglopsidedlovemakemakeupmental setmettlemindmind-setmoldmouldmouldermouldymutual affinitymutual attractionnature
Noun(3 words)
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nepotismobliqueoff balanceoff-balanceone-sidednessout of plumbout of squareoverbalancedparti prispartialismpartialityparticular choicepartisanismpartisanshippenchantpersonal choicepitchpitchedpitchingposition
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preconceptionpredilectionpredispositionpreferencepreferential treatmentprejudgmentprejudiceprepossessionprobabilitypronepronenesspropensityrakerakingreadinessrecumbentrelishsensitivity tosentimentsetshelvingshelvysidelingsidelongslantslantedslantingslantwaysslantwiseslopeslopedslopingsoft spotstampstrainstreakstripestylesusceptibilityswagswaysympathytastetempertemperamenttendencytendenttendentialtendentioustendingthingtiltedtiltingtiptippedtippingtipsytop heavytop-heavytower of pisatrendtropismturnturn forturn of mindtwisttypeunbalancedundetachmentundispassionatenessunneutralityunstableunsteadywarpweaknesswillingness
Noun(4 words)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- склонност noun (A tendency or propensity)
German
1 entries- Orientierung noun (A tendency or propensity)
Spanish
3 entries- inclinación noun (A tendency or propensity)
- propensión noun (A tendency or propensity)
- tendencia noun (A tendency or propensity)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
This house is leaning to one side.
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This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.
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The new Diet member was smoking, leaning back proudly in a chair.
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