The Clue
Inclination (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ASCENT
Tags
Notes
The answer ASCENT is uncommon, appearing about once every 500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Acclivity
Advancement
Climb
Elevation
Gradient
Rise
Slope
Takeoff
Bronowski's "The ___ of Man"
"The ___ of Man": Bronowski
Mountaineer's effort
Way up
"Wright on!" event
Half a mountaineering expedition
Mountain climber's climb
Trip up a mountain
Definition
ASCENT as a noun:
1. (ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade) = an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
2. (rise, rising, ascent, ascension) = a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
3. (rise, ascent, ascension, ascending) = the act of changing location in an upward direction