VERTICAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a vertical structural member as a post or stake
   Synonym(s)
   • upright (what does upright mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the ball sailed between the uprights
   Hypernyms(s) vertical is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structural member (what does structural member mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • column (what does column mean?)
   • pillar (what does pillar mean?)
   • jamb (what does jamb mean?)
   • post (what does post mean?)
   • scantling (what does scantling mean?)
   • stud (what does stud mean?)
   • shaft (what does shaft mean?)
   • scape (what does scape mean?)
   • stile (what does stile mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something that is oriented vertically
   Hypernyms(s) vertical is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • orientation (what does orientation mean?)

VERTICAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
   Synonym(s)
   • perpendicular (what does perpendicular mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a vertical camera angle
   • the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab
   • measure the perpendicular height
   Antonym(s)
   • inclined (what does inclined mean?)
   • horizontal (what does horizontal mean?)
   Similar To
   • plumb (what does plumb mean?)
   • upended (what does upended mean?)
   • upright (what does upright mean?)
   • unsloped (what does unsloped mean?)
   See Also
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • orientation (what does orientation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • upright in position or posture
   Synonym(s)
   • erect (what does erect mean?)
   • upright (what does upright mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an erect stature
   • erect flower stalks
   • for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
   • a column still vertical amid the ruins
   • he sat bolt upright
   Antonym(s)
   • unerect (what does unerect mean?)
   Similar To
   • erectile (what does erectile mean?)
   • fastigiate (what does fastigiate mean?)
   • orthostatic (what does orthostatic mean?)
   • passant(ip) (what does passant(ip) mean?)
   • rampant(ip) (what does rampant(ip) mean?)
   • rearing (what does rearing mean?)
   • standing(a) (what does standing(a) mean?)
   • stand-up (what does stand-up mean?)
   • statant(ip) (what does statant(ip) mean?)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   • unbent (what does unbent mean?)
   • unbowed (what does unbowed mean?)
   • upright (what does upright mean?)
   • straight-backed (what does straight-backed mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • posture (what does posture mean?)
   • attitude (what does attitude mean?)