Word Finder - glide

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The act of gliding.

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A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.

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• semiconsonant
• semivowel

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An attack or preparatory movement made by sliding down the opponent’s blade, keeping it in constant contact.

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A bird, the glede or kite.

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A kind of cap affixed to the base of the legs of furniture to prevent it from damaging the floor.

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The joining of two sounds without a break.

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A smooth and sliding step in dancing the waltz.

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To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

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To fly unpowered, as of an aircraft. Also relates to gliding birds and flying fish.

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To cause to glide.

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To pass with a glide, as the voice.

He started to glide her across the floor easily.

She made arrangements for a glide rocker to be delivered to the house the following day.

Boat did glide swiftly and I put hand in water and felt it flowing.

Planes glide through the sea, yet emerge unscathed.

It is in this position that free-swimming forms glide over the substratum of organic debris in which they find their food.

We reached the summit of Meal Buidhe at about 9pm after having watched two golden eagles gracefully glide in a neighboring valley.

Gel eyeliners glide on smooth and give you a smooth look.

These tips should help you turn that dieting plateau into a smooth downhill glide.

The wing to act efficiently must be driven at a certain speed, and in such a manner that the down and up strokes shall glide into each other.

Again, it can be a really special experience, hovering beneath the surface and watching your child serenely glide toward you.

As you glide along, you'll work your leg muscles.

Sweeney has signed on to be a spokesperson for Crest Glide dental floss, agreeing to promote awareness on the benefits of flossing regularly.

But in those forms where curving must take place in different directions the layers or fibres of metal are made to glide over one another, extension taking place in some layers but not in others, and this goes on without producing much reduction in the thickness.

This is necessary in order that the down and up strokes may glide into each other in such a manner as to prevent jerking and unnecessary retardation."

Tenpou was walking across the room toward him in a quick smooth glide of dark leather and motion.

This will keep your skin drier and help the fabric to glide over your skin with more ease.

The new sleek ready-to-fly 3 channel electric glider from JP features a brilliant glide angle, precise handling and gorgeous looks.

To snow plow, point the tips of your skis toward each other and begin to slowly glide over the snow.

It features soft lighting, roller glide shelves and an optional lock system.

While their professional ice skating partners glide along with ease, the celebrities featured on the show spend a good portion of the first few episodes looking slightly terrified.

See her glide around the floor, then glide around into the pub next door.

During the 2,100 foot ride, riders will glide through thick forests and rock-studded canyons, all incorporating special effects, water rapids, and other adventurous tricks.

Then, watch it glide across the floor on its very own skateboard.

Modern models have three cutting heads that glide across the skin.

However, if you want to see a particular group perform or float glide by, you must make a few plans.

One edge of the planchette lifted onto her finger, slid to the top of her hand and started to glide up her arm.

Birds came at his call, and forgot their hereditary fear of man; beasts lipped and caressed him; the very fish in lake and stream would glide, unfearful, between his hands.

In order to slow dance, your weight needs to stay fairly evenly distributed between your feet, in order to give a smooth glide and no sense of "catching" yourself as you dance.

The swirls make the women seem to glide across the floor, and the way they lift and turn the folds of their dresses is an art in and of itself.

Learning the Moonwalk and the Side Glide can take some time though.

Working your way around, glide two-inch sections of hair through the Sedu iron.

Not only will you glide through the water like a fish when you wear a swim cap, you'll also take care of your hair at the same time.

The sides should smoothly glide along the hips and not cut into the skin in any way.

The creature also had large wings on which it would glide through the sky and pursue those who saw it.

Natori carries nightwear for women in plain colors, and the simple jersey material in some styles will glide over a man's shape.

The SAI pulses associated with the higher harmonics are relatively narrow with respect to the changes in period during the pitch glide.

The BT Glide is the first cordless phone to take advantage of Bluetooth to connect to a vast range of devices.

It allows your fingers to glide smoothly so you can easily detect lumps or altered skin texture.

The model has a fast and flat glide and would benefit from the addition of flaps to slow down and steepen the approach.

You can also apply a thin line of a similar shade of eye shadow along your lash lines, and then glide a thin line of liquid liner over the top of it.

Glide Whitening plus Scope flavor floss is something I always have on-hand.

Dip it into the cream, swirl it around and glide it over the eyelids for precise application and complete coverage.

The hairs also allowed these snow transport devices to glide along the snow.

Flowing silhouettes that seem to simply glide over your figure.

Swan Lake Pedal Boats are great for the family because you'll just glide along the lake and enjoy the peaceful scenery.

If you prefer to glide across the water into the Magic Kingdom, you can opt for the ferryboat instead of the monorail.

The levels consists of ledges, wires you glide on, trampolines and other similar staples of the action-platformer genre.

Perhaps someone out there fondly remembers Mappy, but I glide right past it on the menu.

If you would still like a little extra smoothing, sweater dresses glide on nicely over Spanx, and you may look pounds slimmer in the time it takes to get dressed.

The razors also possess glide rings for a smoother movement and cut.