verticals
SayVUR-ti-kuhlzUS/ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəlz/UK/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəlz/
- 1Plural of vertical. Use this form when you mean more than one upright line or part.
The drawing was full of straight verticals and curving lines.
Builders checked that all the verticals were perfectly straight.
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- 2Window blinds made of long, straight strips that hang down and turn to let light in or keep it out.
Like a row of tall, thin flaps you can twist to open or close a window.
We put verticals in the office to block the afternoon sun.
The verticals rattled every time the air conditioning came on.
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verticals is a form of vertical
vertical, noun: A line that goes straight up and down. Full entry
- Forms
- verticalverticals plural
- Spelling
- vertical → verticals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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