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tilt [tilt] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
tilt [tilt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lean, slope
Synonyms: angle, cant, dip, drop, fall, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, leaning, list, pitch, rake, slant, slide
Main Entry: tilt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lean, slant
Synonyms: bend, cant, careen, dip, heel, incline, list, lurch, pitch, rake, recline, seesaw, set at an angle, shift, slope, slouch, swag, sway, tip, turn, yaw
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: tilt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attack, fight
Synonyms: break, charge, clash, combat, contend, cross swords, duel, encounter, joust, overthrow, spar, thrust
Antonyms: surrender, yield
Example Sentences
  • IT seems as though that tilt over the left eye is not to be abandoned in millinery.
  • Now is not the time for sudden movements or full tilt changes of plan.
  • Tilt may be less glamorous than ultra-high-speed trains but it is distinctly cheaper.
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Main Entry: bend
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: curve
Synonyms: angle, arc, bending, bow, corner, crook, curvation, curvature, deflection, deviation, flection, flexure, hook, lean, loop, round, sag, shift, tack, tilt, turn, twist, yaw, zigzag
Antonyms: line
Main Entry: bend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: form or cause a curve
Synonyms: angle away, angle off, arch, bow, buckle, camber, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, incurvate, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag
Antonyms: straighten
Main Entry: bent
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inclination; talent
Synonyms: ability, aim, aptitude, bag*, disposition, druthers, facility, faculty, flair, forte, genius, gift, head-set, inclining, knack, leaning, mind-set, nose, penchant, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, set, tack, tendency, thing for, tilt, turn, weakness for
Main Entry: bias
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: belief in one way; partiality
Synonyms: bent, bigotry, chauvinism, disposition, favoritism, flash, head-set, illiberality, inclination, intolerance, leaning, mind trip, mind-set, narrowmindedness, one-sidedness, penchant, preconception, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, prepossession, proclivity, proneness, propensity, spin, standpoint, tendency, tilt, turn, unfairness, viewpoint
Notes: a person's bias is based on facts, but prejudice occurs without a person knowing or examining the facts
Antonyms: fairness, impartiality, justness
Main Entry: camp
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: site for outdoor living
Synonyms: bivouac, campfire, campground, camping ground, caravansary, chalet, cottage, encampment, hut, lean-to, lodge, log cabin, shack, shanty, shed, summer home, tent, tent city, tepee, tilt, wigwam
Main Entry: cant
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lean, slant
Synonyms: angle, bevel, careen, grade, heel, incline, list, recline, rise, slope, tilt, tip
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