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kilter

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪltə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪltɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kil′tər)

kil•ter /ˈkɪltɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

good condition;
order:The engine was out of kilter.

kil•ter (kil′tər),USA pronunciation n.

good condition;
order:The engine was out of kilter.
Games[Poker.]skeet².

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variant of dialect, dialectal kelter 1630–40

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kilter /ˈkɪltə/, kelter n

working order or alignment (esp in the phrases off kilter, out of kilter)

Etymology: 17th Century: origin unknown

'kilter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

kelter - cock-a-hoop - skeet

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "kilter" in the title:

a tad off-kilter.
in good kilter
in kilter [ = on the top form? ]
knock him off kilter with something that feels fresh.
off-kilter
out of kilter
out of kilter with
sing off-kilter
sticking/pasted off-kilter
Zero kilter

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