tilts
Goes off plumb
Tilts is the third-person singular and plural form of tilt.
To tilt is to lean or tip at an angle: The tower tilts slightly to the north.
A tilt is an inclined position or a tendency toward something: a tilt toward conservatism.
To go full tilt is to move at maximum speed or intensity.
In gaming slang, tilt describes an emotional state—usually frustration—that impairs judgment: He went on tilt after losing three hands in a row.
Oblique angle or bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
leaning · slant · disposition · inclination · bent · favoritism · prejudice · skew
slant
Oblique angle or bias
pitch · cant · bank · list · gradient · camber · dip · skew · tip · rake
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
preference · leaning · slant · disposition · inclination · bent · favoritism · prejudice · skew · one-sidedness
lance
Long thrusting weapon
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- armorProtective combat covering
lists · charge · unhorse · horseback · medieval · chivalry · melee · quintain · barrier · pass
flippers
Foot-worn swim aids
- bumpersVehicle collision cushions
- plungerSuction device for clogs
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
multiball · drain · nudge · slam · warning · playfield · machine · table · skillshot · bonus
- slopesslope, incline, slopes, inclines, grade
- Tudor EraHenry VIII, Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour
- Court Entertainmentjesters, jester, court jester, court fool, fools
tiltsyields
Gives forth results
surrenders · retreats · withdraws · concedes · flees
tiltsbalances
Keeps from toppling
neutralizes · equalizes · counterbalances · centers · steadies
- full tiltAt maximum velocity
- head tiltAngled cranial posture
- at full tiltAt maximum speed or intensity
- tilting at windmillsAttacking nonexistent threats
- orbital tiltAngle of rotational axis
- tilt at windmillsFight nonexistent opponents