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glide
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- pronunciation:
- glaId
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
glides, gliding, glided |
| definition 1: |
to move in a smooth and seemingly effortless manner.
The bird glided through the air.- synonyms:
- float
- antonyms:
- hunch
- similar words:
- coast, flow, glissade, romp, sail, skate, skim, slide, slip, soar, waft
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| definition 2: |
to move silently and stealthily.
She glided along the shadowy passageway.- synonyms:
- slide, slip
- similar words:
- float, steal
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| definition 3: |
to pass smoothly or easily, without attracting attention.
The summer days glided by.- synonyms:
- slide, slip, steal
- similar words:
- elapse, flow, roll
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| definition 4: |
of airplanes, to descend gradually, with engine power diminished.
- synonyms:
- volplane
- similar words:
- coast, descend
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| definition 5: |
to fly in a glider.
- similar words:
- soar, volplane
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| related words: |
breeze, go, hang, spin, stir |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to glide.
He glided the plane to a landing.- similar words:
- slip, steer
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| related words: |
roll, slide, waft |
adverb + (v.)glide
closer, gently, lazily
(v.)glide
+ adverb
across,
along,
away,
down,
downhill,
easily,
effortlessly,
forth,
forward,
fro,
gracefully,
noiselessly,
over,
overhead,
past,
quietly,
serenely,
silently,
slowly,
smoothly,
soundlessly,
swiftly,
through,
upward
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(v.)glide
+ noun
air,
aisle,
bicycle,
brush,
canal,
cliff,
creature,
curb,
dock,
driveway,
ease,
floor,
gate,
ghost,
halt,
harbor,
ice,
lake,
landing,
lane,
memorial,
mile,
parking,
pond,
sand,
screen,
sea,
shore,
skin,
sky,
snow,
squirrel,
stair,
stomach,
stop,
surface,
tooth,
tree,
water
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a gliding motion or movement, as in some dances.
- synonyms:
- glissade
- similar words:
- slide
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| definition 2: |
the act or an instance of gliding.
- similar words:
- slide, soar, volplane
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| definition 3: |
in music, a passing without pause or break from one note to another.
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adjective + (n.)glide
easy, final, gentle, long, smooth, wide
verb + (n.)glide
hang, watch
noun + (n.)glide
path, ratio, slope, temperature
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| derivation: |
glidingly (adv.) |
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