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Tilt

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shiftnounA movement to do something, a beginning.
cantnoun(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
inclinationnounA tendency.
pitchnounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
contentionnounArgument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
careenverb(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
argumentnoun(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
contestationnounThe act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
wobblenoun(intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
joustnounA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
tipnounThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
anglenoun(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
controversynounA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
leaningnounA tendency or propensity.
arguingnounargument
cant oververbheel over
listnounA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
rocknounA formation of minerals, specifically:
swaynoun(intransitive) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

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WordDefinition
slantnounA slope; an incline, inclination.
inclinationnounA tendency.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
leaningnounA tendency or propensity.
swaynoun(intransitive) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
tipnounThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
wobblenoun(intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.
joustnounA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.
contentionnounArgument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
contestationnounThe act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
arguingnounargument
controversynounA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.
listnounA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.
argumentnoun(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
shiftnounA movement to do something, a beginning.
cantnoun(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
careenverb(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
anglenoun(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
rocknounA formation of minerals, specifically:
pitchnounA sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

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