This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

• Lexulous
• Wordscraper
• Wordosaur

n. Plural form of cline. Traits that changes continuously over time and/or space; may refer to a linguistic, environmental or geographic change.

"They increased altitude to maneuver the first of the basaltic clines and then glided down the other side, skimming the endless primeval forest, its foliage in ever-varied patterns of blue-green, green and green-purple."

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Goans    Jones    Stones    bemoans    bones    condones    cones    cyclones    drones    flintstones