Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tilt | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tilt (noun) | shift (noun) |
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pitching dangerously to one side | the act of moving from one place to another |
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | the act of changing one thing or position for another |
a slight but noticeable partiality | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters |
an event in which something is displaced without rotation | |
a qualitative change | |
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time | |
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
the time period during which you are at work |
tilt (verb) | shift (verb) |
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charge with a tilt | make a shift in or exchange of |
to incline or bend from a vertical position | move and exchange for another |
heel over | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another |
move sideways or in an unsteady way | move from one setting or context to another |
change in quality | |
change gears | |
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change | |
use a shift key on a keyboard | |
change place or direction | |
move very slightly | |
move around | |
move abruptly | |
move sideways or in an unsteady way |