Definition of tilt

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Tilt (n.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning extended over the sternsheets of a boat.

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Johnsonese :: "Johnsonese (n.) The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words..
Stilt :: Stilting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stil.
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament..
Morne :: Morne (n.) A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
Jouster :: Jouster (n.) One who jousts or tilts.
Logical :: Logical (a.) Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical subtilties..
Hogback :: Hogback (n.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides..
Stiltify :: Stilted (a.) Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation..
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light..
Scholastic :: Scholastic (n.) One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools.
Finesse :: Finesse (a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
Tilt :: Tilt (v. t.) To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel..
Refine :: Refine (v. i.) To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language.
Tilting :: Tilting (n.) The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer.
Atilt :: Atilt (adv.) In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. [In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.].
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A covering overhead; especially, a tent..
Tilt-up :: Tilt-up (n.) Same as Tip-up.
Tilt :: Tilt (v. t.) To point or thrust, as a lance..
Strike :: Strike (n.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum. It is at right angles to the dip..
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