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Noun
S:
(n)
joust
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tilt
(a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances)
S:
(n)
controversy
,
contention
,
contestation
,
disputation
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disceptation
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tilt
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argument
,
arguing
(a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
"they were involved in a violent argument"
S:
(n)
tilt
(a slight but noticeable partiality)
"the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
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S:
(n)
tilt
,
list
,
inclination
,
lean
,
leaning
(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"
S:
(n)
rock
,
careen
,
sway
,
tilt
(pitching dangerously to one side)
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S:
(n)
lurch
,
pitch
,
pitching
(abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))
"the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
S:
(n)
rock
,
careen
,
sway
,
tilt
(pitching dangerously to one side)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
lean
,
tilt
,
tip
,
slant
,
angle
(to incline or bend from a vertical position)
"She leaned over the banister"
S:
(v)
cant
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cant over
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tilt
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slant
,
pitch
(heel over)
"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
S:
(v)
careen
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wobble
,
shift
,
tilt
(move sideways or in an unsteady way)
"The ship careened out of control"
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S:
(v)
tilt
(charge with a tilt)