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glide

noun

1 glide

A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant.

synonym: semivowel.

Dutch: halfvocaal, halfklinker
Polish: sonant, półsamogłoska, spółgłoska sonorna, spółgłoska zwarto-otwarta, spółgłoska półotwarta

2 glide

The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.

synonyms: coast, slide.

3 glide

The activity of flying a glider.

synonyms: gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring.

Polish: szybownictwo

verb

1 glide

Move smoothly and effortlessly.

Roget 109: elapse, lapse, flow, run, proceed, advance, pass; roll on, wear on, press on; flit, fly, slip, ... show more

Roget 264: be in motion etc. adj.; move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit; hover about, hover round, ... show more

Roget 266: travel, journey, course; take a journey, go a journey; take a walk, go out for walk etc. n.; have a run; take the air.    flit, take wing; migrate, ... show more

Roget 267: sail; put to sea etc. (depart) 293; take ship, get under way; set sail, spread sail, spread canvas; gather way, have way on; make sail, ... show more

Dutch: zweven

2 glide

Fly in or as if in a glider plane.

3 glide

Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly.


Moby thesaurus: accented, acrobatics, advance, aerobatics, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, allophone, alveolar, apical, apico-alveolar, apico-dental, articulated, articulation, aspiration, assimilated, assimilation, avalanche, back, balloon ... show more.

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