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Adjectives commonly used to describe "glide" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
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Requiring little skill or effort.
(adv)
In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
(phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
(n)
(sometimes euphemistic, sometimes humorous) The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
(Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
(with to) Lower in rank, status, or quality.
Situated in or near the middle; not at either end.
(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
Fast; quick; rapid.
Existing or occurring at the moment.
Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Higher in rank, status, or quality.
(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.
Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
Having no variations in height.
The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
Without effort.
(fantasy) A dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
(v)
To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
Very swift or quick.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Easily giving way under pressure.
(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
Minor; small in amount
(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
At or near the rear.
Subjected to regulation or direction.
Lying face-down.
Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.
Indicating position or direction.
Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
A surname.
Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.
A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
The highest limit.
Full of waves.
(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
Quick and light in movement or action.
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
(zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
near or relating to the patella or kneecap
(phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis.
Exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate.