tilting
Slanting to one side
Tilting is the act of angling or inclining something from vertical or horizontal.
A tilting platform shifts position; a tilting windmill adjusts to the wind.
In medieval jousting, tilting was the sport itself—knights tilting at each other with lances, giving us tilting at windmills for futile attacks on imaginary enemies.
In gaming and poker slang, tilting describes playing emotionally after a frustrating loss: He's tilting hard after that bad beat.
Angled from vertical
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- cantingInclined or insincere
pitching · skewing · inclining · sloping · veering · banking · reclining · aslant
Long thrusting weapon
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- armorProtective combat covering
- chivalryKnightly code of honor
melee · duel · horseback · shield · gallantry · valor · medieval · squire
Angled terrain or steepness
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- gradientRate of change across space
- pitchFrequency of sound
- cantSanctimonious insincerity
bank · slant · incline · grade · ramp · camber · bevel · rake
slanting
Angled from vertical
- anglingRecreational hook-and-line pursuit
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- listingRecorded item in catalog
canting · pitching · skewing · inclining · sloping · veering · banking · reclining · aslant · askew
lance
Long thrusting weapon
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- armorProtective combat covering
chivalry · melee · duel · horseback · shield · gallantry · valor · medieval · squire · heraldry
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
cant · bank · slant · incline · grade · ramp · camber · bevel · rake · bias
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- precariousDangerously insecure
- shakyTrembling or unstable
unsteady · tottering · swaying · lurching · wavering · rocking · toppling · off-balance · tippy · rickety
flipper
Marine animal's swimming limb
- bumperVehicle's protective edge
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
playfield · multiball · bonus · highscore · drain · nudge · slam · wizard · combo
- head and neck movementsnodding, neck rotation, turning, looking up, looking down
- Unsteady Motionshake, vibrate, vibration, tremor, oscillating
- tooth movementintrusion, extrusion, tipping, torque, retraction
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- furniture traitswooden, upholstered, cushioned, padded, comfortable
tiltinglevel
Horizontal or uniform position
horizontal · straight · vertical · upright · plumb
tiltingstraightening
Making something not crooked
leveling · righting · stabilizing · balancing · steadying
tiltingretreating
Moving back from advance
withdrawing · surrendering · yielding · fleeing · disengaging
- tilting at windmillsAttacking nonexistent threats
- head tiltingSideways neck movement