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atilt
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adj 1: departing or being caused to depart from the true
vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the
headstones were tilted" [syn: atilt, canted,
leaning, tilted, tipped]
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built
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adj 1: (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an
abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness; "the
built liquid detergents" [syn: built, reinforced]
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gilt
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adj 1: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long
aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet" [syn:
aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden]
n 1: a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
[syn: gilt, gilding]
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guilt
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n 1: the state of having committed an offense [syn: guilt,
guiltiness] [ant: innocence]
2: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense [syn:
guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip]
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hilt
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n 1: the handle of a sword or dagger
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jilt
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n 1: a woman who jilts a lover
v 1: cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly; "jilt a lover or a
bride"
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kilt
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n 1: a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of
the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
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lilt
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n 1: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing]
v 1: articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
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milt
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n 1: fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a
creamy texture [syn: milt, soft roe]
2: seminal fluid produced by male fish
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quilt
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n 1: bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
and stitched together [syn: quilt, comforter,
comfort, puff]
v 1: stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"
2: create by stitching together
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silt
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n 1: mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
v 1: become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" [syn: silt
up, silt]
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stilt
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n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into
the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: pile,
spile, piling, stilt]
2: one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used
for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought
he was on stilts"
3: long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of
Australia [syn: stilt, Australian stilt]
4: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland
ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons [syn: stilt,
stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover,
Himantopus stilt]
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tilt
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n 1: a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each
other with blunted lances [syn: joust, tilt]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: controversy, contention, contestation,
disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]
3: a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward
conservative rulings"
4: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from
the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship
developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy
inclination to the right" [syn: tilt, list,
inclination, lean, leaning]
5: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen,
sway, tilt]
v 1: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned
over the banister" [syn: lean, tilt, tip, slant,
angle]
2: heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
[syn: cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch]
3: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out
of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]
4: charge with a tilt
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wilt
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n 1: any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling;
usually caused by parasites attacking the roots [syn:
wilt, wilt disease]
2: causing to become limp or drooping [syn: wilt, wilting]
v 1: lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"
2: become limp; "The flowers wilted" [syn: wilt, droop]
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vanderbilt
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n 1: United States financier who accumulated great wealth from
railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) [syn:
Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Commodore
Vanderbilt]
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rebuilt
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spilt
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overbuilt
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bildt
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schilt
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unspilt
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