Unscramble tilt

Definition of tilt

noun:

• a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. Synonyms: joust.
• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument". Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation.
• a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings".
• 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". Synonyms: inclination, lean, leaning, list.
• pitching dangerously to one side. Synonyms: careen, rock, sway.

verb:

• to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister". Synonyms: angle, lean, slant, tip.
• heel over; "The tower is tilting", "The ceiling is slanting". Synonyms: cant, cant over, pitch, slant.
• move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control". Synonyms: careen, shift, wobble.
• charge with a tilt.

Related words

cock, fight, firestorm, heel, incline, list, pitch, polemic, recline, slope, sparring, weather.

Words nearby

atilt, gilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, silt, stilt, tile, till, tilth, tint, tit, wilt.

Rhymes with

built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, quilt, silt, stilt, wilt.