Erectness
11verticality — noun position at right angles to the horizon • Syn: ↑verticalness, ↑erectness, ↑uprightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑upright (for: ↑uprightness), ↑erect ( …
12verticalness — noun position at right angles to the horizon • Syn: ↑verticality, ↑erectness, ↑uprightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑upright (for: ↑uprightness), ↑erect ( …
13Backboard — Back board , n. [2d back, n. + board.] [1913 Webster] 1. A board which supports the back when one is sitting; specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat. [1913 Webster] 2. A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a wagon …
14Proneness — Prone ness, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the erectness of man. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of lying with the face down; opposed to {supineness}. [1913… …
15slouchy — adjective (slouchier; est) Date: circa 1693 lacking erectness or stiffness (as in form or posture) < a slouchy sweater > < slouchy figures waiting in line > • slouchily adverb • slouchiness noun …
16erect — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin erectus, past participle of erigere to erect, from e + regere to lead straight, guide more at right Date: 14th century 1. a. vertical in position; also not spread out or decumbent < an erect… …
17grand — I. adjective Etymology: Anglo French grant, grand, large, great, grand, from Latin grandis Date: 1548 1. a. having more importance than others ; foremost b. having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation < the grand champion… …
18Locust — For other uses, see Locust (disambiguation). Desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria: male (on top) and female (below) mating Locusts are the swarming phase of short horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed… …
19Clare, Suffolk — Coordinates: 52°05′N 0°35′E / 52.08°N 0.58°E / 52.08; 0.58 …
20erect — erectable, adj. erectly, adv. erectness, n. /i rekt /, adj. 1. upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect. 3. Bot. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an… …
