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Nouns (10)

n. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

n. 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"

glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing

n. the activity of flying a glider

Verbs (2)

glide

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

glide

v. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

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Fuzzynyms (11)

sail

v. traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

slip

v. move easily; "slip into something comfortable"

sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

slip, sneak

v. pass on stealthily; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking"

swim

v. move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"

sweep, sail

v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

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Antonyms (3)

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

stand still

v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"

fall

v. move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

glide

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