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(verb) charge with a tilt, as in a a joust |
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Related Words: joust |
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(noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
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Synonyms: inclination, lean, leaning, list |
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Related Words: position, spatial relation |
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(noun) a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings" |
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Related Words: partiality, partisanship |
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(verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position: "She leaned over the banister." |
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Synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tip |
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Related Words: bend, flex, incline, lean back, pitch, recline, slope, weather |
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(noun) a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances |
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Synonyms: joust |
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Related Words: battle, struggle |
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(verb) heel over |
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Synonyms: cant, cant over, pitch, slant |
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Related Words: cock, move |
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(noun) pitching dangerously to one side |
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Synonyms: careen, rock, sway |
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Related Words: lurch, pitch, pitching |
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(noun) a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
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Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy |
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Related Words: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, polemic, sparring |
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(verb) move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control |
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Synonyms: careen, shift, sway, wobble |
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Related Words: move, totter |
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