Nouns (9)
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
Verbs (4)
glide, move effortlessly
v. move smoothly and effortlessly
glide, fly a glider
v. fly in or as if in a glider plane
Adverbs (11)
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"
Adjectives (3)
side, bye, by
adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
Fuzzynyms (24)
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"
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"
Synonyms (15)
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"
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 by
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