Unexpected expenses threw the budget out of kilter.
Our schedule has been knocked off kilter.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
kil|ter — «KIHL tuhr», noun. out of kilter, Informal. out of working order; not in good condition: »Our old radio is so out of kilter that we cannot tune in most stations. Also, Dialect, kelter. ╂[origin uncertain] … Useful english dictionary
kil — da·na·kil; kil; kil·dare; kil·dee; kil·der·kin; kil·hig; kil·ken·ny; kil·las; kil·le·fer; kil·lick; kil·lie; kil·li·fish; kil·lin·ite; kil·lo·gie; kil·ly; kil·mar·nock; kil·o·var; kil·roy; kil·ter; ko·kil; mas·kil; poi·kil·osmotic; ta·kil·man;… … English syllables
kil|o|gram-me|ter — «KIHL uh gram MEE tuhr», noun. a unit in measuring work or energy, equal to 7.2334 footpounds. It is the amount of work done in lifting one kilogram a distance of one meter … Useful english dictionary
kil|o|li|ter — «KIHL uh LEE tuhr», noun. a measure of capacity n the metric system equal to 1,000 liters or one cubic meter; 264.17 U.S. gallons or 1.308 cubic yards. Abbr. kl. ╂[< French kilolitre] … Useful english dictionary
kil|o|me|ter — «kuh LOM uh tuhr, KIHL uh MEE », noun. a measure of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters, or 3,280.8 feet (about 5/8 mile). Abbr. km (no period). ╂[< French kilomètre] … Useful english dictionary
off-kil·ter — … Useful english dictionary
me|ter-kil|o|gram-sec|ond — «MEE tuhr KIHL uh gram SEHK uhnd», adjective. having to do with a system of measurement in which the meter is the unit of length, the kilogram is the unit of mass, and the second is the unit of time. Abbr: M.K.S … Useful english dictionary
kilter — kil·ter … English syllables
kilter — kil|ter [ˈkıltə US ər] n out of kilter/off kilter not working as well as usual ▪ Pollution has thrown the Earth s chemistry out of kilter … Dictionary of contemporary English
kilter — kil|ter [ kıltər ] noun off kilter or out of kilter slightly strange or crazy, or not right in some way: Things are really out of kilter in our relationship. out of kilter with different from something else, in a way that spoils a situation or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
