uptilted
- adjective
- /ˈʌpˌtɪltɪd/
:
inclinado hacia arriba
- He picked his way through scattered glasses and uptilted chairs.
Examples
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Investigating a hill near the Cottonwood Creek Dinosaur Trail, they attempt to decode the uptilted layers that poke their edges out of the incline.
Academic text (2009) -
David, she thought; and then, when her mind stayed blank, blank as the uptilted mirror: Mother.
Fiction book (1990) -
The architect designed the roof to be uptilted for better drainage.
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She noticed the uptilted chairs in the café after the patrons left.
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The path was not level; instead, it had an uptilted angle that made walking difficult.
Synonyms
6
3.9
Sloping so one end is higher than the other
1
4.5
Something that has its bottom facing up, like a boat
Sloping upward so one side is higher
Rising from a lower to a higher point, as in a path or trend
Sloping upward like a steep path or hill
Curving upward like a bird's beak
A nose with the tip turned up
Leaning to one side and not straight
Leaning to one side and not straight, like a picture on a wall
Not straight or level and leaning to one side
Antonyms
How Tilted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uptilted comes from the parts up and tilt, where up means 'upwards' and tilt means 'to lean or turn'. So something uptilted is turned or leaning upward from a flat position.