vertical

vertical is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
2. adjective. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
3. noun. Vertical position; zenith.
4. noun. A vertical line, plane, or circle.
5. noun. a vertical structural member as a post or stake

   "the ball sailed between the uprights"

   Synonyms: upright

6. noun. something that is oriented vertically
7. adjective. of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group)

   "vertical social mobility"

8. adjective. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line

   "a vertical camera angle"

   "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"

   Synonyms: perpendicular

9. adjective. upright in position or posture

   "an erect stature"

   "erect flower stalks"

   Synonyms: erect, upright

10. adjective. relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution

Synonyms

upright, perpendicular, erect

Common word forms

verticals, verticaled, vertically, verticaling, verticality, verticalled, verticalling, verticalness

Words from these letters

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