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Noun
S:
(n)
semivowel
,
glide
(a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant)
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
slide
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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
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sailplaning
,
soaring
,
sailing
(the activity of flying a glider)
Verb
S:
(v)
glide
(move smoothly and effortlessly)
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
phrasal verb
W:
(v)
glide by
[Related to:
glide
] (pass by)
"three years elapsed"
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)