Collocations for slope - noun
ADJ.
precipitous, severe, sheer, steep | gentle, gradual, slight | long, short | downhill, downward | uphill, upward | higher, upper
There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain.
There was snow on the higher slopes of the mountain.
lower | northern, north-facing, etc.
The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine.
The vineyards on the south-facing slopes get more sunshine.
open | forested, grassy, icy, rocky, scree, smooth, snow-covered/snowy, wooded | mountain | dry, nursery, ski
dry-slope skiing Some tourists were having a skiing lesson on the nursery slope.
dry-slope skiing Some tourists were having a skiing lesson on the nursery slope.
negative, positive
The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.
The unemployment-income curve on the graph has a negative slope.
slippery
(figurative) Once he''d tried that first cigarette, he was on the slippery slope to being a smoker.
(figurative) Once he''d tried that first cigarette, he was on the slippery slope to being a smoker.
VERB + SLOPE
ascend, clamber up, climb (up)
We clambered up the steep, rocky slope.
We clambered up the steep, rocky slope.
descend | have
The football pitch has a slope of about one metre.
The football pitch has a slope of about one metre.
SLOPE + VERB
lead (up/down) to sth
a slope leading down to the river
a slope leading down to the river
fall, rise
The lower slopes rise quite gently.
The lower slopes rise quite gently.
steepen | flatten, level off
PREP.
down a/the ~
I scrambled down the icy slope.
I scrambled down the icy slope.
on a/the ~
We camped on an open mountain slope.
We camped on an open mountain slope.
up a/the ~
There were more skiers further up the slope.
There were more skiers further up the slope.
PHRASES
the angle of slope
the angle of slope of the sides of the pyramid
the angle of slope of the sides of the pyramid
the bottom/foot/top of a slope