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sail |
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an ocean trip taken for pleasure |
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sail |
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a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
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sail |
Noun
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any structure that resembles a sail |
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sail |
Verb
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travel on water propelled by wind or by other means |
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sail |
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traverse or travel on (a body of water) |
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sail |
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move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions |
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sail |
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travel on water propelled by wind |
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spaceflight |
Noun
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a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere |
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space travel |
Noun
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a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere |
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spacefaring |
Noun
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a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere |
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slide |
Noun
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the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
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slide |
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sloping channel through which things can descend |
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slide |
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a transparency mounted in a frame |
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slide |
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a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
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slide |
Noun
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plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |
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slide |
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in music, rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
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slide |
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(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. |
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slide |
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move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
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slide |
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to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly |
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slide |
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move smoothly along a surface |
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slippage |
Noun
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failing to hold or slipping out of place |
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slippage |
Noun
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a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping |
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slippage |
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decline from a standard level of performance or achievement |
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skid |
Noun
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an unexpected slide |
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skid |
Noun
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a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
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skid |
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one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects |
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skid |
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move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner |
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skid |
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slide without control |
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skid |
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apply a brake or skid to |
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skid |
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elevate onto skids |
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scaling |
Noun
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ascent by or as if by a ladder |
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scaling |
Noun
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act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale |
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scaling |
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the act of arranging in a graduated series |
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soar |
Noun
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the act of rising upward into the air |
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soar |
Verb
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go or move upward |
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soar |
Verb
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fly a plane without an engine |
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soar |
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fly upwards or high in the sky |
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soar |
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rise rapidly |
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soar |
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fly by means of a hang glider |
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shadowing |
Noun
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the act of following someone secretly |
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scouting trip |
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an expedition undertaken to gain information |
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stalking |
Noun
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the act of following prey stealthily |
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stalking |
Noun
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a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush |
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safari |
Noun
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an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa) |
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swoop |
Noun
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a swift descent through the air |
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swoop |
Noun
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a very rapid raid |
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swoop |
Noun
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rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
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swoop |
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seize or catch with a swooping motion |
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swoop |
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move down on as if in an attack |
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swoop |
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move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc |