I tilt my head. Not the pawn, but the knight?
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Tilt
//tɪlt//
Synonyms for "tilt" (234 found)
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concourscontendcontend withcontestcontroversycope withcross swords withcut and thrustdartdashdash atdeclinederbydescenddifferencedipdisputedropduelencounter
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engage withengagementexchange blowsexchange shotsfallfall awayfall downfall flatfall headlongfall offfall overfall prostratefencefeudfightfight a duelfight like devilsfight withfireflingflipflounderfly atforkgamegamesget a croppergive and takegive satisfactiongogo downhillgo to loggerheadsgo uphillgradegradientgrapplegrapple withgymkhanahave it outheaveheelhurlhurtleinclination
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jerkjostlejump offkeellancelaunchleaningleaning towerlet flylistloblock hornslurchmatchmatchingmeasure swords withmeetmeetingmix it upolympic games
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olympicspanpasspegpeltpitchpitchforkputput the shotquarrelrakerallyrasslereclinerencontreretreatriotriserockrun a tiltrun atrushrush atscramblescuffleseesawserveset-tosettle itshelveshysidleskirmishslingsnapsparspatsprawlspread eaglespread-eaglesquabblestaggerstrivestrive withstrugglestruggle withstumbleswagswaytake a falltake a floptake a headertake a pratfalltake a spilltangle withtestthrowthrust and parrytifftilt attilt withtiltertiltingtiptoppletopple downtopple overtosstottertournamenttourneytower of pisatrialtriptry conclusions withtumbleturn turtletussleuprisewage warwarwrestlewrestle withyaw
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14 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 25 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kantel verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- meyil noun (inclination of part of the body)
- əydəm noun (inclination of part of the body)
- əymək verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Bulgarian
3 entries- навеждане noun (inclination of part of the body)
- навеждам verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- накланям verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Catalan
1 entries- inclinar verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Dutch
1 entries- kantelen verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Egyptian
1 entries- g-s-sA-A-O37 verb (To be at an angle, to be on a slope)
Esperanto
1 entries- klini verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Finnish
2 entries- kallistuma noun (inclination of part of the body)
- kallistaa verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
French
1 entries- inclinaison noun (inclination of part of the body)
Galician
1 entries- inclinar verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
German
2 entries- kippen verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- neigen verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Hungarian
1 entries- függőleges svenkelés noun (photography: the controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this)
Indonesian
2 entries- memiringkan verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- miring verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Irish
2 entries- leathcheann noun (inclination of part of the body)
- maig noun (inclination of part of the body)
Italian
4 entries- inclinazione noun (inclination of part of the body)
- pendenza noun (inclination of part of the body)
- inclinare verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- pendere verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Latin
1 entries- inclīnō verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- chyliś verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Māori
4 entries- honga verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- hāhā verb (To be at an angle, to be on a slope)
- konana verb (To be at an angle, to be on a slope)
- kotira verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Occitan
1 entries- inclinar verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اكمك verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Portuguese
2 entries- inclinação noun (inclination of part of the body)
- inclinar verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Russian
1 entries- наклоня́ть verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Spanish
4 entries- inclinación noun (inclination of part of the body)
- inclinar verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- ladear verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
- ladearse verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Swedish
1 entries- luta verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Tagalog
1 entries- humiwas verb (to slope or incline (something); to slant)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
In helicopters, the cyclic controls the tilt of the main rotor, producing pitch and roll.
Source: tatoeba (2456446)
The Earth's axis is not straight up and down, but tilted a little bit. This tilt is responsible for us having seasons. Otherwise, the temperature would be pretty much the same all year long.
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The flaps slide back and down to increase the surface of the wing area. They also tilt down to increase the curve of the wing.
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