glide
English Thesaurus
1. the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | flight, flying, |
| definition | : | an instance of traveling by air (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hang gliding, |
| definition | : | gliding in a hang glider (noun.act) |
2. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | snowboarding, |
| definition | : | the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard (noun.act) |
3. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | phone, sound, speech sound, |
| definition | : | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | palatal, |
| definition | : | a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') (noun.communication) |
4. move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | coast, |
| definition | : | move effortlessly; by force of gravity (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | skitter, |
| definition | : | glide easily along a surface (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | snake, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | skate, |
| definition | : | move along on skates (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | plane, skim, |
| definition | : | travel on the surface of water (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | surf, surfboard, |
| definition | : | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | body-surf, |
| definition | : | ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | snowboard, |
| definition | : | glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board (verb.motion) |
5. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
6. fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | aviate, fly, pilot, |
| definition | : | operate an airplane (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | kite, |
| definition | : | soar or fly like a kite (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | sailplane, soar, |
| definition | : | fly a plane without an engine (verb.motion) |
7. the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sailplane, soar, |
| definition | : | fly a plane without an engine (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | hang glide, soar, |
| definition | : | fly by means of a hang glider (verb.motion) |
8. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act)
| derivation | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | coast, |
| definition | : | move effortlessly; by force of gravity (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly along a surface (verb.motion) |
9. move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | glider, sailplane, |
| definition | : | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces (noun.artifact) |
10. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
11. fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | glider, sailplane, |
| definition | : | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces (noun.artifact) |
12. the activity of flying a glider (noun.act)
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sailplane, soar, |
| definition | : | fly a plane without an engine (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | hang glide, soar, |
| definition | : | fly by means of a hang glider (verb.motion) |
13. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act)
| derivation | : | skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, |
| definition | : | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | coast, |
| definition | : | move effortlessly; by force of gravity (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | glide, |
| definition | : | cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | slide, |
| definition | : | move smoothly along a surface (verb.motion) |
14. move smoothly and effortlessly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | glider, sailplane, |
| definition | : | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces (noun.artifact) |
15. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | coast, glide, slide, |
| definition | : | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (noun.act) |
16. fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | glider, sailplane, |
| definition | : | aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces (noun.artifact) |
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