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glide, 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"

glide, semivowel

n. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

sailing, glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring

n. the activity of flying a glider

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

glide, fly a glider

v. fly in or as if in a glider plane

past, by

adv. "every hour, a train goes past"

aside, away, by, in reserve

adv. "Put aside some money"

aside, by, apart, on one side, set to one side

adv. "She put her sewing by when he entered"

side, bye, by

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

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"

back, backward, in the opposite direction, fro, in the reverse direction

adv. "He faced backward"

late, belatedly, tardily, later than usual, later than expected

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

parenthetic, parenthetical

adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"

peripheral

adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"

secondary

adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"

supplementary, supplemental

adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"

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"

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