Nouns (6)
slide
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"
semivowel
n. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
sailing, gliding, sailplaning, soaring
n. the activity of flying a glider
Verbs (2)
move effortlessly
v. move smoothly and effortlessly
fly a glider
v. fly in or as if in a glider plane
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (14)
sail
v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
slip, steal
v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot
v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
slip
v. move smoothly and easily
swim, float, be afloat
v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink
sail, sweep
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"
Synonyms (9)
pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by
v. pass by; "three years elapsed"
Antonyms (12)
fall, come down, go down, descend
v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
be immobile, be fixed, stand still, hold still
v. remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"
fall, come down, go down, descend
v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
glide
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