NOUN | group | flight | a formation of aircraft in flight |
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act | flight, flying | an instance of traveling by air | |
artifact | flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next | |
act | flight, escape | the act of escaping physically | |
group | flight | an air force unit smaller than a squadron | |
cognition | flight | passing above and beyond ordinary bounds | |
phenomenon | flight, trajectory | the path followed by an object moving through space | |
group | flight | a flock of flying birds | |
act | flight | a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports | |
VERB | social | flight | shoot a bird in flight |
motion | flight | fly in a flock | |
creation | flight, fledge | decorate with feathers |
Sounds | flay't | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | A formation of aircraft in flight. | |
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Broader | formation | An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
Spanish | escuadrilla |
Meaning | A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next. | |
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Synonyms | flight of stairs, flight of steps | |
Broader | stairway, staircase | A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps |
Spanish | tramo |
Meaning | The act of escaping physically. | |
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Example | "his flight was an indication of his guilt" | |
Synonym | escape | |
Instances | Hegira, Hejira | The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era |
Underground Railroad, Underground Railway | Secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War | |
Narrower | break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking | An escape from jail |
evasion | The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | |
exodus, hegira, hejira | A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | |
getaway, lam | A rapid escape (as by criminals) | |
skedaddle | A hasty flight | |
Broader | running away | The act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
Spanish | escapada, escape, fuga, huida | |
Catalan | escapada, escapament, fuga, fugida | |
Verbs | flee | run away quickly |
Meaning | An air force unit smaller than a squadron. | |
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Broader | air unit | A military unit that is part of the airforce |
Meaning | Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds. | |
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Broader | creativity, creativeness, creative thinking | The ability to create |
Meaning | The path followed by an object moving through space. | |
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Synonym | trajectory | |
Narrower | ballistics, ballistic trajectory | The trajectory of an object in free flight |
gravity-assist | (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field | |
Broader | mechanical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion / motion of objects |
Spanish | trayectoria | |
Catalan | trajectòria |
Meaning | A flock of flying birds. | |
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Broader | flock | A group of birds |
Spanish | bandada, vuelo | |
Catalan | vol | |
Verbs | flight | fly in a flock |
Meaning | A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports. | |
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Example | "I took the noon flight to Chicago" | |
Narrower | connecting flight | A flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines) |
direct flight | A flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft | |
domestic flight | A flight that begins and ends in the same country | |
international flight | A flight that takes off in one country and lands in another | |
nonstop flight, nonstop | A flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination | |
redeye, redeye flight | A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep / sleep | |
Broader | trip | A journey for some purpose (usually including the return) |
Spanish | vuelo | |
Catalan | vol |
Meaning | Shoot a bird in flight. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | shoot, pip | kill by firing a missile |
Nouns | flight | an instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | fly in a flock. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "flighting wild geese" | |
Broader | fly, wing | Travel through the air |
Spanish | volar en bandada | |
Nouns | flight | an instance of traveling by air |
flight | a flock of flying birds |
Meaning | decorate with feathers. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | fledge | |
Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
Spanish | emplumecer, volar en bandadas |
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