Noun

• S: (n) semivowel, glide (a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• S: (n) palatal (a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'))
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) slide, glide, coast (the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it) "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
• S: (n) glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing (the activity of flying a glider)

Verb

• S: (v) glide (move smoothly and effortlessly)
• S: (v) glide (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
• direct troponym / full troponym
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) fly, aviate, pilot (operate an airplane) "The pilot flew to Cuba"
• S: (v) operate, control (handle and cause to function) "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
• S: (v) manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)
• S: (v) handle, palm (touch, lift, or hold with the hands) "Don't handle the merchandise"
• S: (v) touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with) "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) glide (cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly)