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n. 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"

grade

n. the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade"

announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

change, alter, vary

v. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

drop, put down, set down, unload

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

settle, resolve, decide

v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

follow, comply, abide by, be compliant

v. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

attune

v. adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

harmonize, reconcile

v. bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"

synchronize, sync, make synchronous

v. make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

belong

v. be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"

conform, comply

v. be similar, be in line with

belong

v. be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

pause suddenly, break off

v. prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"

fracture, crack

v. become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; "The glass cracked when it was heated"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

adjust, conform, adapt

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

accommodate, reconcile

v. make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"

suit, fit, accommodate

v. be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

habituate, accustom, make used

v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"

familiarize, familiarise, make familiar

v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike

v. make more natural or lifelike

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

customize, customise

v. make according to requirements; "customize a car"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

tailor, sew, tailor-make

v. create (clothes) with cloth; "Can the seamstress sew me a suit by next week?"

discipline, condition, train

v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

condition, put into a proper state

v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"

inure, harden

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

temper, season, dilate

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

toughen, make tougher, make tough

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

change, alter, vary

bound, throttle, trammel, limit, restrict, restrain, confine

v. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

hold, restrain, confine, straiten

v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

adapt, make fit, accommodate

v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

accommodate, oblige

v. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

suit

v. be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

unbend, straighten out, straighten, straighten up

v. straighten up or out; make straight

straighten out, straighten

v. make straight

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

flatten, become flat, become flatter, flatten out

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

drop, flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

order, bring order into, bring order to

v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

set, rig, set up

v. equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rotate

v. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

tumble, whirl, skirl, whirl around

v. fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch, tilt, cant, slant, cant over

v. heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

nod, sway

v. sway gently back and forth, as is in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

throw, project through the air

v. project through the air; "throw a frisbee"

toss, chuck

v. throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"

heave

v. throw with great effort

lob, throw in a high arc

v. propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

bend, flex

v. form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

bevel, chamfer

v. cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel; "bevel the surface"

stray, drift, err

v. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

rock, cradle

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

roll, turn over, revolve

v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"

spiral, coil, gyrate

v. to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

rotate

v. cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"

spin, twirl, whirl, birl

v. cause to spin; "spin a coin"

pitch, fall forwards

v. fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

toss, flip

v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

shake, rock, sway

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

deal, transact

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

market, deal in a market

v. deal in a market

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skew, become skewed, make skewed

v. turn or place at an angle; "the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed"

adjust the pitch

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