Antonyms for kite
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : kaɪt |
Definition of kite
Origin :- bird of prey (Milvus ictinus), Old English cyta "kind of hawk," probably imitative of its cries (cf. ciegan "to call," German Kauz "screech owl"). The toy kite first so-called 1660s, from its way of hovering in the air like a bird. The dismissive invitation to go fly a kite is attested by 1942, American English, probably tracing to the popular song of the same name (lyrics by Johnny Burke), sung by Bing Crosby in "The Star Maker" (1939):
- Go fly a kite and tie your troubles to the tailThey'll be blown away by a merry gale,Go fly a kite and toss your worries to the windAnd they won't come back, they'll be too chagrined.
- As in letter : noun written communication
- As in bounced check : noun bad check
- As in airplane : noun vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
- As in epistle : noun letter
- As in clear out : verb leave, often quickly
- As in get out : verb escape
- I had never seen a kite, except far away in the sky: I took it for a bird.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- No kite ever pursued its quarry with a keener eye than we did.
- Extract from : « Captain Brand of the "Centipede" » by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
- Great was Maui's surprise and consternation when he found his kite gone.
- Extract from : « Legends of Wailuku » by Charlotte Hapai
- If you could carry the money-box, and him could carry you, then it would be kite easy.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Herr Baby » by Mrs. Molesworth
- We could not fly the kite except with the motion and direction of the boat.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Captain Dan got a kite up a little better than I had hoped for.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- We got a bait on and the kite out just in time to reach the first and larger school.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- The kite fluttered like a bird with broken wings and dropped.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Dinah said that she had been hoverin' like a kite on the left flank av the column.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
- And this time Mary Jane dried her hands and picked up the kite.
- Extract from : « The Goody-Naughty Book » by Sarah Cory Rippey
Synonyms for kite
- acknowledgment
- aeroplane
- airbus
- aircraft
- airliner
- airship
- alight
- answer
- avoid
- be off
- beat it
- begone
- billet
- billet doux
- break out
- bug off
- buzz off
- cab
- cannonball
- card
- clear out
- communication
- crate
- decamp
- depart
- dispatch
- dodge
- duck
- egress
- epistle
- evacuate
- evade
- exit
- extricate oneself
- flee
- fly
- free oneself
- FYI
- get-well
- go
- hightail
- invite
- jet
- junk mail
- kite
- leave
- line
- love letter
- make oneself scarce
- make tracks
- memo
- memorandum
- message
- missive
- note
- plane
- poison pen
- postcard
- ramjet
- remove oneself
- reply
- report
- retire
- rubber check
- run away
- scram
- scratch
- ship
- shirk
- shun
- skedaddle
- split
- tab
- take a hike
- take off
- thank you
- thank-you
- vacate
- vamoose
- withdraw
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