1) a sloping edge; to make a sloping edge on (something) (bevel)

2) a table with a flat or sloping top and drawers at which to read, write or do business e.g. in an office (desk)

3) (of printed letters) sloping (italic)

4) a tall, sloping desk, used for reading (lectern)

5) a solid figure with a triangular or square base and sloping sides meeting at a point (pyramid)

6) one of the sloping beams of a roof (rafter)

7) (one of) a series of horizontal or sloping bars or rods of a fence etc; a continuous line of such bars, laid on the ground for trains; to criticize a person angrily (rail)

8) a raised line where two sloping surfaces meet; a long mountain range; a long stretch of high land between the tops of a line of hills (ridge)

9) (also 'slipway' or 'the slips') a sloping path down to the water for ships or boats (slip away)

10) a level(led) area of ground; a series of these separated by sloping banks as a method of irrigation on a hillside; a set of wide, shallow steps for spectators in a sports stadium (terrace)