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1 Kite -- rank: 1000

Kite definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary KITE, n. A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco or hawk ... for flying in the air for the amusement of boys. KITE, n. In the north of England, the belly. WordNet (r ... kited millions of dollars" 3: soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains" 4: fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red ... to rise rapidly ; soar < the prices of necessities continue to kite > 2. to get money or credit by a kite • ...

2 Eddy kite -- rank: 816

Eddy kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eddy kite Ed"dy kite Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite ...

3 Kite falcon -- rank: 816

Kite falcon definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Kite Kite, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c?ta; cf. W. cud, cut ... are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus. 2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak. 3. A light frame of wood ...

4 Malay kite -- rank: 816

Malay kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eddy kite Ed"dy kite Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite ...

5 box kite -- rank: 806

box kite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a kite shaped like a box open at both ends Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1897 a tailless kite consisting of two or more open-ended connected boxes Webster's 1913 Dictionary Box kite Box kite A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist ...

6 swallow-tailed kite -- rank: 796

swallow-tailed kite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn: swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tailed hawk, Elanoides forficatus] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fork ... species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. Fork-tailed kite (Zo["o]l.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite.

7 Hargrave or cellular kite -- rank: 786

Hargrave or cellular kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Box kite Box kite A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of ... sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also Hargrave, or cellular, kite.

8 stunt kite -- rank: 773

stunt kite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands [syn: sport kite, stunt kite]

9 sport kite -- rank: 773

sport kite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands [syn: sport kite, stunt kite]

10 Finbat kite -- rank: 773

Finbat kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Finbat kite Fin"bat kite = Eddy kite. [Eng.]

11 Fork-tailed kite -- rank: 773

Fork-tailed kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fork-tailed Fork"-tailed`, a ... species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean. Fork-tailed kite (Zo["o]l.), a graceful American kite (Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite.

12 Pariah kite -- rank: 760

Pariah kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Pariah Pa"ri*ah, n ... wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. Pariah kite (Zo["o]l.), a species of kite (Milvus govinda) which acts as a scavenger in India.

13 To fly a kite -- rank: 760

To fly a kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fly Fly, v. t. 1 ... or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc. The brave black flag I fly. --W ... To hunt with a hawk. [Obs.] --Bacon. To fly a kite (Com.), to raise money on commercial notes. [Cant or Slang ...

14 black kite -- rank: 760

black kite definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: black kite, Milvus migrans]

15 bee kite -- rank: 760

bee kite definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Honey Hon"ey, n. [OE ... the larv[ae] of bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite. Honey creeper (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of ... from hives, or the honey which is gathered. --Dryden. Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above). Honey locust (Bot ...