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)
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) skid, slip, slue, slew, slide (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner) "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
• S: (v) coast (move effortlessly; by force of gravity)
• S: (v) skitter (glide easily along a surface)
• S: (v) snake (move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake)
• S: (v) skate (move along on skates) "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"
• S: (v) plane, skim (travel on the surface of water)
• S: (v) surfboard, surf (ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard) "Californians love to surf"
• S: (v) body-surf (ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard)
• S: (v) snowboard (glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board) "The children love to snowboard in winter"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• phrasal verb
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) glide (fly in or as if in a glider plane)
• S: (v) glide (cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly)