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2 | 31% | 6 | Ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other | |
3 | 29% | 7 | Roof characterized by a steep lower slope and a nearly horizontal upper slope | |
Carelessly Treading Slope Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "GRADIENT" which means:
- noun
- • A graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
- • The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal adjective
- • Moving by steps; walking.
- • Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
- • Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The gradient of the hill was too steep for the hikers to climb."
- • "She used a ruler to measure the gradient of the line."
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1 | A long hard hike; a sound of heavy treading or horses’ hooves; top of a spade’s blade; or, a hobo, such as the one portrayed by Charlie Chaplin
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2 | Pitched roof with steeper lower slope and shallower upper slope | |
3 | Ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other
New York Times -
16 Oct 2016 | New York Times / 16 Oct 2016 |
4 | Roof with a steep lower slope and a shallow upper slope | |
5 | Slope that can get one treading laboriously
The Guardian Everyman -
15 Feb 2015 | The Guardian Everyman / 15 Feb 2015 |
6 | Treading (anag) — slope
The Guardian Quick -
15 Dec 2011 | The Guardian Quick / 15 Dec 2011 |
7 | Treading slippery slope
The Guardian Cryptic -
08 May 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 08 May 2006 |