Synonyms: rock, tilt, sway, careen
Definition: pitching dangerously to one side
Similar words: lurch, pitch, pitching
Definition: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Usage: the pitching and tossing was quite exciting
Synonyms: lean, leaning, list, tilt, inclination
Definition: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
Usage: the tower had a pronounced tilt; the ship developed a list to starboard; he walked with a heavy inclination to the right
Similar words: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Synonyms: tilt
Definition: a slight but noticeable partiality
Usage: the court's tilt toward conservative rulings
Similar words: partiality, partisanship
Definition: an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
Synonyms: arguing, argument, tilt, disceptation, disputation, contention, contestation, controversy
Definition: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Usage: they were involved in a violent argument
Similar words: conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute
Definition: a disagreement or argument about something important
Usage: he had a dispute with his wife; there were irreconcilable differences; the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Definition: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Similar words: struggle, battle
Definition: an energetic attempt to achieve something
Usage: getting through the crowd was a real struggle; he fought a battle for recognition
Synonyms: tilt
Definition: charge with a tilt
Similar words: joust
Definition: joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
Synonyms: tilt, pitch, slant, cant, cant over
Definition: heel over
Usage: The tower is tilting; The ceiling is slanting
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: careen, tilt, shift, wobble
Definition: move sideways or in an unsteady way
Usage: The ship careened out of control
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: slant, tilt, tip, angle, lean
Definition: to incline or bend from a vertical position
Usage: She leaned over the banister