Kite

Quick meaning: Kite is a noun meaning A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

Meaning

A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A rapacious person.
2. A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
3. (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
4. (cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
5. (banking, slang) A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
6. (finance, slang) An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
7. A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

Example Sentences

On windy spring days, we would fly kites.

A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.

I hope, that vile Carcaſs will firſt become a Prey to Kites and Worms.

What for do ye want to get baker's bread, aunt? This dough will rise as high as a kite in the south wind.

Word Forms

• kites
• kiting
• kited

Synonyms for kite

Depending on context, synonyms include soar.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include headscarf, cate, cloak, veil, kit, keat.

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