kites
Wind-borne toys
Kites are light frames covered with paper or fabric, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
Children fly kites; adults fly them too, sometimes competitively.
The word extends to a bird of prey known for soaring flight.
To kite is to move swiftly and lightly, or in finance, to write bad checks exploiting the delay before they clear: kiting checks between accounts.
In gaming, kiting means leading enemies while staying out of their attack range.
Rising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- skyVisible overhead expanse
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
hovering · airborne · updraft · thermals · ascend · descent · drift · swoop
Slender fiber or character sequence
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- handlePart for gripping
bridle · frame · spine · spar · covering · paper · nylon · ripstop
Hunting bird with talons
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- falconSwift bird of prey
- preyAnimal being hunted
- hoveringSuspended without support
soaring · wingspan · hunting · swooping · circling · scavenger · whistling
Public leisure grounds
- beachSandy waterside margin
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- funAmusement or pleasure
- playRecreation or staged drama
outdoors · family · children · festival · hobby · pastime · weekend · summer
Crystallized carbon gemstone
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- boxLidded storage container
- sledRunner-based snow vehicle
- parafoilNon-rigid inflatable airfoil
stunt · fighter · symmetry · colorful · pattern · geometric · painted · applique
Narrow decorative ribbon
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
- dragResistance through fluid
drogue · banner · pennant · windsock · trailing · balance · decoration · fluttering
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
lift · hovering · airborne · updraft · thermals · ascend · descent · drift · swoop · launch
string
Slender fiber or character sequence
handle · bridle · frame · spine · spar · covering · paper · nylon · ripstop · bamboo
raptor
Hunting bird with talons
hovering · soaring · wingspan · hunting · swooping · circling · scavenger · whistling
park
Public leisure grounds
play · outdoors · family · children · festival · hobby · pastime · weekend · summer · picnic
diamond
Crystallized carbon gemstone
parafoil · stunt · fighter · symmetry · colorful · pattern · geometric · painted · applique · ripstop
streamer
Narrow decorative ribbon
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
drag · drogue · banner · pennant · windsock · trailing · balance · decoration · fluttering · length
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
gusts · turbulence · draft · windspeed · anemometer · crosswind · headwind · tailwind · lull · steady
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- kids' toysblocks, dolls, balls, stuffed animals, toy cars
- East Asian Culturechopsticks, yin and yang, tea ceremony, origami, qi
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, Olympic Games, discus, javelin, boxing
- aviation activitiespaper airplanes, gliders, helicopters, drones, air shows
kitesanchors
Weighted devices securing vessels
weights · ground · stones · lead weights · ballast
kitesballoons
Air-filled rubber sacs
helium balloons · hot air balloons · blimps · dirigibles · zeppelins
- fly a kiteOutdoor wind-powered recreation
- high as a kiteExtremely intoxicated or euphoric
- flying a kiteControlling a tethered wind toy
- red kiteEuropean fork-tailed raptor
- as high as a kiteSeverely impaired by substances
- box kiteRigid geometric flying toy
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