Dictionary Check: leaning

"leaning" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

Example: "the leaning tower of Pisa"
noun

an inclination to do something

Example: "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
Synonyms:
noun

a natural inclination

Example: "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
noun

the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

Example: "the tower had a pronounced tilt"
noun

the act of deviating from a vertical position

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