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glide vs plane

plane vs glide

glide and plane both are nouns.

glide is not an adjective while plane is an adjective.

glide and plane both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glide Yes No Yes No
plane Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, plane is a hyponym of glide; that is, plane is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glide:
  • glide: move smoothly and effortlessly
  • plane: travel on the surface of water
Other hyponyms of glide include skid, slew, slide, slip, slue, coast, skitter, snake, skate, skim, surf, surfboard, body-surf, snowboard.
glide (noun) plane (noun)
the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
the activity of flying a glider an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
a level of existence or development
glide (adjective) plane (adjective)
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
glide (verb) plane (verb)
move smoothly and effortlessly cut or remove with or as if with a plane
fly in or as if in a glider plane make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly travel on the surface of water
Difference between glide and plane

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