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Noun
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(n)
joust (joust%1:11:00::)
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tilt (tilt%1:11:01::)
(a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances)
S:
(n)
controversy (controversy%1:10:00::)
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contention (contention%1:10:00::)
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contestation (contestation%1:10:00::)
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disputation (disputation%1:10:01::)
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disceptation (disceptation%1:10:00::)
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tilt (tilt%1:10:00::)
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argument (argument%1:10:03::)
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arguing (arguing%1:10:00::)
(a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement)
"they were involved in a violent argument"
S:
(n)
tilt (tilt%1:09:00::)
(a slight but noticeable partiality)
"the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
S:
(n)
tilt (tilt%1:07:00::)
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list (list%1:07:00::)
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inclination (inclination%1:07:02::)
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lean (lean%1:07:00::)
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leaning (leaning%1:07:00::)
(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 (rock%1:04:00::)
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careen (careen%1:04:00::)
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sway (sway%1:04:01::)
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tilt (tilt%1:04:01::)
(pitching dangerously to one side)
Verb
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(v)
lean (lean%2:38:00::)
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tilt (tilt%2:38:00::)
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tip (tip%2:38:01::)
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slant (slant%2:38:00::)
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angle (angle%2:38:00::)
(to incline or bend from a vertical position)
"She leaned over the banister"
S:
(v)
cant (cant%2:38:00::)
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cant over (cant_over%2:38:00::)
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tilt (tilt%2:38:01::)
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slant (slant%2:38:01::)
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pitch (pitch%2:38:02::)
(heel over)
"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
S:
(v)
careen (careen%2:38:00::)
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wobble (wobble%2:38:02::)
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shift (shift%2:38:04::)
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tilt (tilt%2:38:02::)
(move sideways or in an unsteady way)
"The ship careened out of control"
S:
(v)
tilt (tilt%2:33:00::)
(charge with a tilt)