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fly vs kite

kite vs fly

fly and kite both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but kite is not an adjective.

fly and kite both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fly Yes Yes Yes No
kite Yes No Yes No
As verbs, kite is a hyponym of fly; that is, kite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fly:
  • fly: cause to fly or float
  • kite: fly a kite
fly (noun) kite (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
two-winged insects characterized by active flight plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
fly (adjective) kite (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fly (verb) kite (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear fly a kite
change quickly from one emotional state to another soar or fly like a kite
transport by aeroplane get credit or money by using a bad check
hit a fly increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
travel through the air; be airborne
operate an airplane
move quickly or suddenly
run away quickly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
travel in an airplane
pass away rapidly
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
display in the air or cause to float
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