glide

noun

1. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

Similar word(s): semivowel

Definition categories: communication, phone, sound

2. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

Similar word(s): coast, slide

Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement

3. the activity of flying a glider

Similar word(s): gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring

Definition categories: act, flight, flying

verb

1. move smoothly and effortlessly

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

2. fly in or as if in a glider plane

Definition categories: motion, aviate, fly, pilot

3. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Definition categories: motion, displace, move