Word: Kite
How to pronounce: kaɪt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Example sentences: "Despite one close call when it dropped so far that the line briefly got caught in the branches of a tree, I kept the kite airborne for the best part of half an hour."
2. A medium to large long-winged bird of prey which typically has a forked tail and frequently soars on updrafts of air.
Example sentences: "Initially, they could not figure out if the bird was a kite or an eagle."
3. A fraudulent check, bill, or receipt.
4. A quadrilateral figure having two pairs of equal adjacent sides, symmetrical only about its diagonals.
Verb
Definitions:
1. Fly a kite.
Example sentences: "While I kited, she would always watch out for me"
2. Write or use (a check, bill, or receipt) fraudulently.
Synonyms:
black kite
vulture
buzzard
dragon
Derivations:
kiting
kited
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Kite in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cometa
German: Kite
French: Cerf
Italian: Kite
Turkish: Uçurtma
