Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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glide | Yes | No | Yes | No |
palatal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
glide (noun) | palatal (noun) |
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the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') |
the activity of flying a glider | |
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant |
glide (adjective) | palatal (adjective) |
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relating to or lying near the palate | |
produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') |
glide (verb) | palatal (verb) |
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move smoothly and effortlessly | |
fly in or as if in a glider plane | |
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly |