Kite

What do we mean by kite?

A light framework covered with cloth, plastic, or paper, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string or multiple lines, especially for recreation. noun

A parafoil flown in a similar manner for recreation. noun

A power kite. noun

A quadrilateral with two distinct pairs of congruent, adjacent sides. noun

Any of the light sails of a ship that are used only in a light wind. noun

Any of various graceful predatory birds of the family Accipitridae, having long pointed wings and often a forked tail. noun

An instance of check kiting. noun

To fly like a kite; soar or glide. intransitive verb

To get money or credit with a kite. intransitive verb

To use (a check) in furtherance of a check kiting scheme. intransitive verb

A diurnal bird of prey of the family Falconidæ and subfamily Milvinæ; a glede. noun

A sharper. noun

Prob. so called from its hovering in the air, like the bird so named. A light frame, usually of wood and covered with paper, constructed for flying in the air by means of a long cord attached. noun

Nautical, one of the highest and lightest sails; one of the small sails that are usually spread in light winds, and furled in a strong breeze. noun

The brill. Local, Eng. noun

A variety of tumbler, black, with the inner webs of the primaries red or yellow. noun

Something thrown out as a suggestion to see ‘how the wind blows’—what the condition of public opinion is on a certain subject, or what conclusions may inferentially be drawn. noun

In geometry, a deltoid: so called by Sylvester from its resemblance to a spear-kite. noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word kite. Define kite, kite synonyms, kite pronunciation, kite translation, English dictionary definition of kite.

Words that are spelled similarly to kite:
kite.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word kite:
kiting, crosswind, pharma, tether, buzzard, kestrel, quadrilateral, mooring, surfing, windsurfing, buggy, bridle, fliers, balloon, raptor, runner, glider, vulture, surfer, gliding, flyer, flying, flyers, amir, hawk, hang, owl, flown, traction, falcon, prey, circus, wind, crow, fly, aerial, bird, eagle, boarding, angles, sailing, lift, skiing, pull, experiment, bow, string, sail, butterfly, strings, lightning, festival, fishing, rider, wings, wire, flew, birds, tail, observation, shield, powered, invented, photography, anchor, lines, sky, faces, sport, altitude, angle, wing, winds, shape, beach, fighting, snow.

Words that rhyme with kite:
light, bite, right, white, insight, night, site, write, fight, despite, quite, expedite, smight, sight, trite, erudite, cite, flight, blight, recondite, contrite, frostbite, plight, tight, alright, alight, oversight, bright, delight, lite, neophyte, highlight, spite, slight, acolyte, website, twilight, incite, luddite, height, mite, might, satellite, indict, fortnight, ignite, rite, hindsight, finite, smite, apartheid, invite, forthright, knight, polite, appetite, outright, dight, parasite, plebiscite, wright, recite, underwrite, upright, backbite, foresight, excite, copyright, sprite, spotlight, sleight, unite, overwrite, overnight, limelight, rewrite, hermaphrodite, bight, indite, goodnight, downright, tripartite, fright, nite, uptight, moonlight, extradite, wight, apatite, byte, midnight, fahrenheit, graphite, lignite, feit, twite, dolomite, playwright, meteorite, brite.

Adjectives that are often used to describe kite:
tailed, red, new, large, big, black, common, old, electrical, little, huge, shouldered, chinese, giant, beautiful, blue, brahminy, white, winged, famous, shaped, japanese, broken, yellow, electric, ordinary, single, flat, stick, simple, tetrahedral, female, carrying, enormous, green, british, flying, male, tailless, malay, brown, foot, golden, detested, bright, homemade, pretty, hungry, colorful, lost, largest, double, wonderful, triangular, made, gigantic, tame, biggest, tiny, smaller, immense, wooden, tattered, pink, dead, hexagonal, miss, cellular, fallen, runaway, torn, rectangular, colored, silken, angry.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective kite:
flying, string, balloon, balloons, flyers, making, fliers, strings, flyer, tail, powell, maker, line, fighting, makers, fishing, flier, shape, hawks, hawk, tails, fashion, glider, shield, frame, mark, roland, type, principle, hen, surfing, seller, flights, fights, plane, biplane, bill, design, sticks, construction, shaped, wire, observations, paper, building, wings, wires, foot, festivals, shields, sailing, lovers, owl, rani, rig, hawking, diagrams, experiments, fight, collar, bird, factory, combats, marks, designs, biplanes, airplanes, aeroplane.

Consonant match to kite:
cat, cut, coat, kit, curt, cot, cote, coot, caught, kate, kat, cate, coit, kurt, khat, kote, cott, kut, kyte, kot, coote, kirt, catt, kitt, kett, kight, katt, kott, keitt, kuhrt.

Words that sound like kite:
kite, kight, kyte, chite, cat, cut, coat, caught, kit, kate, cot, cate, kat, ket, coot, cait, cott, cote, kitt, kait, cout, coit, keet, catt, kett, kot, katt, kut, qat, caat, keat, cuit, qit, coote, khat, kote, kitte, ccat, koot, caut, kiet, catte, kette, kott, kete, kayt, cotte, kiit, koit, caute, kutt, ccot, qot, kotte, khot, kaut, kutte, gite, geit, gyte, could, code, cod, chi, coyote, cade, cad, cud, cowed, coed, cooed, coud, crite, cai, crt, cudd, co-ed, coad, cood, chst, cawed, codd, caio, cte, coid, cht, caed, caid, cadd, coyed, coude, clite, clt, caia, caud, chrt, coyo, caie, ckt, caii.