The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Good condition; proper form: "policy 'adjustments' designed to bring the . . . country's economy back into kilter with the Western economic system” ( Edward Zuckerman).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Regular order or proper condition. Same as kelter, but kilter is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Order; proper form, adaptation, or condition: only in the colloquial phrase out of kilter.
n. In poker, a hand with no card above a nine. no pair, and no chance to make either flush or straight.
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n. in working order
Word Usage
"My day today is off kilter from the norm, but still busy."