TILTING Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word tilting. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TILTING
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| leaning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an inclination to do something • a natural inclination • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • the act of deviating from a vertical position adjective satellite • departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | ||||||||
| angling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole) | ||||||||
| inclining | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of inclining; bending forward | ||||||||
| listing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) • the act of making a list of items | ||||||||
| pitching | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team • abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) | ||||||||
| slanting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having an oblique or slanted direction | ||||||||
| canting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) • insincere talk about religion or morals • two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees verb • heel over | ||||||||
| slant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a biased way of looking at or presenting something • degree of deviation from a horizontal plane verb • lie obliquely • present with a bias • to incline or bend from a vertical position • heel over | ||||||||
| careen | verbv | |||||||
noun • pitching dangerously to one side verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • move sideways or in an unsteady way | ||||||||
| lean | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • lacking excess flesh • lacking in mineral content or combustible material noun • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical adjective satellite • containing little excess • not profitable or prosperous verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • cause to lean or incline • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • rely on for support • cause to lean to the side | ||||||||
| angle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons • the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians • a biased way of looking at or presenting something verb • move or proceed at an angle • to incline or bend from a vertical position • seek indirectly • fish with a hook • present with a bias | ||||||||
| arguing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| argument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal • a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie • (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program • a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | ||||||||
| cant | verbv | |||||||
noun • stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition • a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) • insincere talk about religion or morals • two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees verb • heel over | ||||||||
| contention | nounn | |||||||
noun • a point asserted as part of an argument • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement • the act of competing as for profit or a prize | ||||||||
| contestation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| controversy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| disceptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| disputation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) • a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | ||||||||
| inclination | nounn | |||||||
noun • an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others • (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees • (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis) • (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon • that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical • a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect • the act of inclining; bending forward | ||||||||
