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tilt at windmills

tilt
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tilt]
    • /tɪlt/
    • /tɪlt ət ˈwɪnd.mɪlz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tilt]
    • /tɪlt/

Definitions of tilt at windmills words

  • verb with object tilt at windmills to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant. 1
  • verb with object tilt at windmills to rush at or charge, as in a joust. 1
  • verb with object tilt at windmills to hold poised for attack, as a lance. 1
  • verb with object tilt at windmills to move (a camera) up or down on its vertical axis for photographing or televising a moving character, object, or the like. 1
  • verb without object tilt at windmills to move into or assume a sloping position or direction. 1
  • verb without object tilt at windmills to strike, thrust, or charge with a lance or the like (usually followed by at). 1
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Origin of tilt at windmills

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English tylten to upset, tumble < Scandinavian; compare dialectal Norwegian tylta to tiptoe, tylten unsteady; akin to Old English tealt unsteady, tealtian to totter, amble, Middle Dutch touteren to sway

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Parts of speech for Tilt at windmills

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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tilt at windmills popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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