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Definition: Kite |
KiteNoun1. Plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string. 2. Any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "kite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Kite \Kite\, noun. [Old English kyte, Anglo-Saxon; compare to Welsh cud, cut.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Kite an unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13). The Hebrew word used, _'ayet_, is rendered "vulture" in Job 28:7 in Authorized Version, "falcon" in Revised Version. It is probably the red kite (Milvus regalis), a bird of piercing sight and of soaring habits found all over Palestine. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of flying a kite, denotes a great show of wealth, or business, but with little true soundness to it all. To see the kite thrown upon the ground, foretells disappointment and failure. To dream of making a kite, you will speculate largely on small means and seek to win the one you love by misrepresentations. To see children flying kites, denotes pleasant and light occupation. If the kite ascends beyond the vision high hopes and aspirations will resolve themselves into disappointments and loss. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Finance | A document drawn up between banks or between a bank and its customer in order to obtain finance ; a bill which the accommodating party has signed as drawer, acceptor, or indorser, without receiving value therefore and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person; he is liable on the bill to a holder for value. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | A shearing device mounted on a false headline to lift true headline and/or to scare fish downward into the mouth of the net. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Kite (A), in legal phraseology, is a junior counsel who is allotted at an assize court to advocate the cause of a prisoner who is without other defence. For this service he receives a guinea as his honorarium. A kite on Stock Exchange means a worthless bill. An honorarium given to a barrister is in reality a mere kite. (See below, Kite-Flying .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Military & Defense | In naval mine warfare, a device which when towed, submerges and planes at a predetermined level without sideways displacement. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | Non-power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft without controls, anchored to, or towed from, the ground. Source: European Union. (references) |
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In geometry, a kite is a type of quadrilateral, a four-sided polygon. It has two pairs of equal sides, and the two sides in each pair are adjacent. (contrast with the parallelogram, where the sides of each pair are opposite.)
In a kite, the angles between the sides of unequal length are equal, and the diagonals are perpendicular. If the two lengths are equal, the figure is a rhombus.
See also: kite flying
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The typical kites in the genus Milvus include Red Kite and Black Kite.
- A kite is a bird, a member of any of several genera in the family Accipitridae in the raptor order Accipitriformes, related to the hawks, eagles, buzzards and Old World vultures.
See also Black-winged Kite in the genus Elanus.
- A kite is a human-made object, design to fly by opposing the force of the wind with the tension of a string held by the operator. See: kite flying.
- A kite is also a diamond shaped quadrilateral. See: geometric kite.
- Mr Kite was a famous Victorian showman made famous (again) in the song Being For the Benefit of Mr Kite by the Beatles.
- Fred Kite was a character in I'm All Right Jack! played by Peter Sellers.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kite."
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Kites Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family†: Accipitridae
Genera Milvinae
Elaninae
- Harpagus
- Ictinia
- Rostrhamus
- Haliastur
- Milvus
- Lophoictinia
- Hamirostra
- Elanus
- Chelictinia
- Machaerhamphus
- Gampsonyx
- Elanoides
† see also: Accipitridae
for other groups in this familyKites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they will take live prey but mostly feed on carrion.
They are birds of prey which along with hawks, eagles, Old World vultures and many others are in the family Accipitridae.
Together with less closely related groups such as New World vultures and Osprey, they make up the diurnal bird of prey order Falconiformes.
Species include
Subfamily Milvinae (Latin Milvus a kite)
Subfamily Elaninae (Greek Elanos a kite)
- Genus Milvus. The typical large forked-tailed kites of Eurasia.
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Genus Haliastur
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Genus Elanus. A group of small grey and white kites with black shoulders.
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
- Black-shouldered Kite Elanus notatus
- Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kite (bird)."
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Kite flying is the hobby of flying kites. A kite is an object that flies by opposing the force of the wind with the tension of a string held by the operator. See types of kites, below, for a list of different types and styles.Those flown by American children are often shaped like a geometric kite.
Kite flying is very popular in Japan, India, and many other countries. In those countries, Thailand, and some other countries 'kite fights' are held, in which many people gather and fly kites and try to snag each other's kites or cut the other kite down. Some kite "fighters" pass the string through a solution of ground glass powder and glue. The resulting strings are abrasive and able to sever the competitor's kites. Such practice is dangerous since the abrasive strings can catch on people.
Kite flying traces its roots back to early China, and the development of paper.
Kite flying depends on lightweight, but strong twine. It also depends on the ability to produce paper or tightly woven cloth. Kites typically consist a one or more spars (sticks), that hold a sail of fabric taut.
Classic kites use bamboo, rattan or other strong but flexible wood for the spars, and paper or light fabrics such as silk for the sails. Modern kites are made with synthetic materials: nylon or more exotic fabrics for the sails, and fiberglass or carbon fiber spars.
Kites are designed with different shapes, forms and sizes, from historic flat geometric designs, through box kits and other aerodynamic forms, to modern sparless inflatable designs.:
These kites shaped like giant squids
are more than 40 feet long.These kites are about 50 feet long each.
The rainbow color wind sock near the bottom
of the picture spins like a turbine.Modern acrobatic kites use more than one line to allow fine control in the kite's angle to the wind. In recent years, multi-line kite flying has developed into a sport, with competitions for precision flying and artistic interpretation of music.
Kites have been used militarily in the past, both for observation by lifting an observer above the field of battle, and for delivery of munitions. They have also been used for scientific purposes, for example Benjamin Franklin's famous electrical experiment. Kites are the precursors to aircraft, and were instrumental in the development of early flying craft.
Kite festivals are held where kites from around the world are displayed in the sky. The above picture was a Chinese dragon kite over a hundred feet long which flew in the annual Berkeley, CA kite fest in 2000.
Types of Kites
Kites are also used in kite aerial photography.
- Diamond or 'Geometric' Kite
- scotch sled (kite) (Includes construction directions!)
- rogallo wing
- power kite
- tetrahedral kite
- box kite
- inflated airfoil kite
- weather kite
- generator kite
See also
- Kite surfing
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kite flying."
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Kite is a town located in Johnson County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 241.Geography
Kite is located at 32°41'29" North, 82°30'55" West (32.691472, -82.515378)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 241 people, 108 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density is 116.3/km² (299.4/mi²). There are 140 housing units at an average density of 67.6/km² (173.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.68% White, 2.90% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 2.49% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 108 households out of which 17.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% are married couples living together, 13.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% are non-families. 35.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 20.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.23 and the average family size is 2.90. In the town the population is spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 45 years. For every 100 females there are 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $21,563, and the median income for a family is $28,750. Males have a median income of $23,438 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,261. 28.2% of the population and 22.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 55.6% are under the age of 18 and 11.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Kite, Georgia."
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In geometry, a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices. Quadrilaterals, and polygons in general, are broadly divided into two groups: convex and concave polygons. Convex quadrilaterals are further classified as follows:
- Trapezoid or trapezium (Brit. Eng): one pair of opposite sides are parallel.
- Trapezium (Amer. Eng.): no sides are parallel.
- Isosceles trapezium (Brit. Eng.) or isosceles trapezoid (Amer. Eng.): two of the opposite sides are parallel, the two other sides are equal, and the two ends of each parallel side have equal angles. This implies that the diagonals have equal length.
- Parallelogram: both pairs of opposite sides are parallel. This implies that opposite sides have equal length, and that opposite angles are equal.
- Kite: two adjacent sides have equal length, the other two sides have equal length. This implies that one set of opposite angles is equal, and that diagonals are perpendicular.
- Rhombus: four sides have equal length. This implies that opposite sides are parallel, opposite angles are equal, and the diagonals are perpendicular.
- Rectangle: each angle is a right angle. This implies that opposite sides are parallel and have equal length, and the diagonals have equal length.
- Square (regular quadrilateral): four sides have equal length, and each angle is a right angle. This implies that opposite sides are parallel, and the diagonals are both perpendicular and equal length.
Quadrilateral is also the name of a group of fortresses in Italy and of the southern part of Dobrudja, ceded by Romania to Bulgaria in the opening month of World War II (see Romania during World War II).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Quadrilateral."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
KITE | English | Knowledge and Information Transfer on Electronic Commerce | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Borrowing | Raise money, take up money; raise the wind; fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul; run into debt; (debt). |
Credit | Place to one's credit, credit to one's account, place to one's account; give credit, take credit; fly a kite. |
Money | False money, bad money; base coin, flash note, slip, kite; fancy stocks; Bank of Elegance. |
Ship | Balloon; airship, aeroplane; biplane, monoplane, triplane; hydroplane; aerodrome; air balloon, pilot balloon, fire balloon, dirigible, zeppelin; aerostat, Montgolfier; kite, parachute. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Kite |
| English words defined with "kite": black kite, box kite ♦ Carrancha ♦ delicate ♦ Elanet, Elanoides forficatus, Elanus leucurus ♦ Fork-tailed kite, fragile, frail ♦ Glede ♦ hang glider, Hellkite, honey buzzard ♦ Kite falcon, kite tail, Kiteflier, Kitish ♦ Milvine, Milvus migrans ♦ Pariah kite, Puttock ♦ swallow-tailed hawk, swallow-tailed kite ♦ white-tailed kite. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "kite": Fly a Kite ♦ Gilderoy's Kite ♦ Kite-flying ♦ Stock Exchange Slang. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "kite": Parakite. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Kite" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Haitian Creole (leave). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | He was a fascinating man who discovered electricity, and used it to torture children and green mountain men. And that key he tied to a kite - it opened the gates to Hell (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) You know, we go back a long way, and I'm not gonna piss that away 'cause you're higher than a kite. (The Big Chill; writing credit: Barbara Benedek; Lawrence Kasdan) Always treat your kite like you treat your woman: get inside her 5 times a day and take her to heaven and back (Blackadder Goes Forth; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Ben Elton) 'and when that happens, I know it. A message saying so merely confirms a piece of news some secret vein had already received, severing from me an irreplaceable part of myself, letting it loose like a kite on a broken string (Trilogy; writing credit: Truman Capote; Eleanor Perry) | |
Lyrics | And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then (Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time); performing artist: Elton John) She tried so hard not to pick a kite (Three Marlenas; performing artist: The Wallflowers) | |
Clever | Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember a kite rises against, not with, the wind. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Kinky kite kits. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Go Fly a Kite (1974) The Red Kite (1965) Higher Than a Kite (1943) Fly My Kite (1931) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | V-fin served as underwater kite to bring sensor close to bottom Housed bottom penetration sonar Deployed off of EXPLORER. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Launching a meteorological kite on the PRINCESS ALICE. This ship was the earliest to conduct upper-air studies at sea. In: "From the Surface to the Bottom of the Sea" by H. Bouree, 1912. Figure 21, p. 28. Library Call Number 525.8 B77. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Filling a meteorological kite with hydrogen on the PRINCESS ALICE. This ship was the earliest to conduct upper-air studies at sea. In: "From the Surface to the Bottom of the Sea" by H. Bouree, 1912. Figure 23, p. 30. Library Call Number 525.8 B77. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | At Sasebo, Japan, with nine minesweepers and a harbor tug alongside. Original photo is dated 8 October 1952. Ships nested to left of Laertes are (from left): USS Impeccable (AM-320); USS Gladiator (AM-319); USS Shoveler (AM-382); USS Defense (AM-317) and USS Devastator (AM-318). Those nested to right are (from left): USS Condor (AMS-5); USS Kite (AMS-22); USS Curlew (AMS-8); USS Chatterer (AMS-40) and Wallacut (YTB-420). Credit: NAVY. |
 | In San Francisco Bay, California, shortly after the end of World War II, circa late 1945 or early 1946. This ship later became USS Kite (AMS-22). Credit: NAVY. |  | Bank note vignettes showing explorers including Christopher Columbus(?), pilgrims landing in America, women symbolizing arts and sciences, and Benjamin Franklin performing electricity experiment with key and kite. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Franklin's experiment with the kite. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Boys flying a kite in front of community center, FSA ... camp, Robstown, Tex. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Girl with kite and dog. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Left side view of glider flying as a kite, in level flight, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Box Kite" by John Siebert Commentary: "Box Kite against a blue sky." | "Go Fly a Kite" by William Alatalo Commentary: "Kite flying in the blue sky." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Hungary | The two largest importers of agricultural machinery are KITE and IKR. (references) |
Hungary | KITE also sells irrigation equipment by US companies Nelson, IDC, Robert's Irrigation and Valmont. (references) | |
Hungary | KITE is John Deere's exclusive Hungarian agent and has sold 1600 machines in the past five years, 800 of which were John Deere tractors in addition to 580 combined harvesters. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | For democracy belongs to us all, and freedom is like a beautiful kite that can go higher and higher with the breeze. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Kite" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.26% of the time. "Kite" is used about 653 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.26% | 622 | 10,406 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.67% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.76% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (common) | 0.31% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 653 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "kite" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Kite | Last name | 2,000 | 5,442 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
1. Kite, GA (town, FIPS 43892) |
Expressions using "kite": bee kite ♦ black kite ♦ box kite ♦ cellular kite ♦ Eddy kite ♦ Finbat kite ♦ fly a kite ♦ Hargrave kite ♦ Hargrave or cellular kite ♦ hawk or kite ♦ Honey kite ♦ kite balloon ♦ Kite falcon ♦ kite mark ♦ kite tail ♦ Malay kite ♦ pariah kite ♦ To fly a kite ♦ white kite. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "kite": kite-balloon, kite-balloons, kite-bug, kite-fliers, kite-flying, kite-like, kite-maker, kite-makers, kite-making, kite-mark, kite-marked, kite-pattern, kite-shaped, kite-thinking, kite-view. | |
Ending with "kite": camera-kite, flexi-kite, foil-kite, hell-kite. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
kite | 2,307 | box kite | 53 |
making a kite | 729 | kite design | 40 |
kite surfing | 416 | fly kite | 39 |
stunt kite | 296 | kite store | 38 |
chinese kite | 250 | kite picture | 37 |
kite boarding | 241 | kite traction | 36 |
kite tranung | 194 | hawk kite kitty | 35 |
make a kite | 147 | factory kite | 33 |
kite flying | 107 | fishing kite | 32 |
sport kite | 86 | kite festival | 31 |
kite surf | 81 | wholesale kite | 31 |
power kite | 81 | revolution kite | 30 |
kite plan | 71 | kite board | 29 |
history of kite | 70 | prism kite | 29 |
kite buggy | 64 | slingshot kite | 29 |
go fly a kite | 59 | kite shop | 29 |
build a kite | 58 | bird kite | 25 |
anime kite | 56 | kite loft | 25 |
building kite | 55 | the mississippi kite | 24 |
kazaa kite | 54 | delta kite | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "kite"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | kuikendief (church, church-building, harrier). (various references) | |
Albanian | velë e sipërm, qift (buzzard), balonë (air balloon, balloon, flask). (various references) | |
Arabic | طائرة ورقية (paper dart), المحتال (artist, bluffer, cheat, crook, dodger, impostor, juggler, knave, queue jumper, rook, shark, sharper, skin, swindler), الوغد (blackguard, knave, loon, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, villain), الحدأة طائر, أبو خطاف. (various references) | |
Basque | haizaparpaila. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хвърчило, фиктивна полица (accommodation, accommodation bill), качвам се (board, climb, come up, get on, get up, go up, step on), каня (ask, invite, mean), акула (shark), летя (fly, sail, spin along, tear, tear along, wing), лек самолет, извисявам се (loft, peak, rear, soar). (various references) | |
Chinese | 鳶 , 风筝, 風箏 . (various references) | |
Czech | luòák (hawk). (various references) | |
Danish | kreditveksel (accommodation bill, finance bill, financial bill, financial note, financial paper, windmill), tjenesteveksel (accommodation bill, cerf volant, fictitious bill, finance bill, financial bill, financial note, financial paper, fraudulent note, wind bill, windmill), skæreplan, skærenet, skærebræt, roed glente (red kite), legetoejs / drage, låneveksel (accommodation bill, finance bill, financial bill, financial note, financial paper, windmill), finansveksel (accommodation bill, finance bill, financial bill, financial note, financial paper, windmill), drage, akkomodationsveksel (accommodation bill, finance bill, financial bill, financial note, financial paper, windmill). (various references) | |
Dutch | wouw (weld), vlieger (airman, aviator, dragon). (various references) | |
Esperanto | milvo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | leikadreki, heykur (harrier, hawk), dreki (dragon). (various references) | |
Farsi | پروازکردن (Flight, Fly, Whir), پروازبلند, غلیواج , سفته بازی کردن (Speculate), زغن , طفیلی (Parasite, Sponge, Sponger, Tagalong), ادم متقلب , ادم درنده خو, دغل باز (Idol). (various references) | |
Finnish | leija (board, door, otter board, trawl board, trawl door). (various references) | |
French | milan, cerf-volant. (various references) | |
Frisian | hoanskrobber (harrier), draak (dragon). (various references) | |
German | drachen (battle-ax, dragon, dragons, hang glider, kites, longship, vixen). (various references) | |
Greek | χαρταετός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | עפיפון, איה (falcon, hawk, where), דיה (falcon, hawk, kestrel, vulture), נץ (falcon, hawk, luggar). (various references) | |
Hungarian | vörös kánya, papírsárkány. (various references) | |
Indonesian | layang-layang. (various references) | |
Italian | nibbio reale (red kite), cervo volante (stag beetle), aquilone. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 凧 , カーボン紙 (black currant, cacao, cactus, Caesar, Cairo, car lease, car life, car race, car radio, carbon paper, carcase, carcass, Carlton, carmine, carport, Casio, Cassiopeia, Cassisliqueur, chaos, chiropractic, chiropractor, cocktail, cocktail dress, cocktail glass, cocktail lounge, cocktail party, couch potato, counseling, counselor, count, countdown, counter, counter attack, counter display, counterblow, counter-propagation, counterpunch, counterpurchase, count-out, cowboy, cowboy hat, cowhide, curl, Curlash, curler, curling, curve, Kahn, Kaiser, Kamasutra, Kashmir, kinesics, kymograph, rustle, television addict). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たこ (callus, corn, octopus), いかのぼり, カイト . (various references) | |
Korean | 연. (various references) | |
Manx | shirragh (bird of prey, buzzard, falcon, seeker), famman mooar, etlag. (various references) | |
Norwegian | papirdrage. (various references) | |
Occitan | sèrp-volanta, colomba. (various references) | |
Papiamen | fli. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | itekay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | papagaio (parrot, popinjay). (various references) | |
Romanian | zmeu (dragon), uliu (pigeon hawk), uligaie, ticãlos (a bad egg, base, cad, canting, cur, dark, dirty, felon, foul, heel, hound, impious, knave, knavish, knavishly, low-minded, mean, meanly, miscreant, paltry, perverse, picaroon, rapscallion, rascal, rascally, recreant, reprobate, ruffian, scab, scabby, scamp, scoundrel, scurvy, serpentine, shabby, skunk, sneak, sneaking, vile, villain, villainous, wretch, wretched), pasãre de pradã, erete (pigeon hawk). (various references) | |
Russian | коршун, воздушный змей, змей;коршун, бумажный змей. (various references) | |
Scottish | eaglais (a church, church, church-building, harrier, house of worship, place of worship), croman. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zmaj (dragon, hang glider), probni balon, jastreb (hawk, tercel), grabljivica (predator). (various references) | |
Spanish | milano real (red kite), cometa (box kite, comet). (various references) | |
Swedish | glada. (various references) | |
Thai | นกเหยี่ยวขนาดเล็ก, ว่าว. (various references) | |
Turkish | karşılıksız çek (dud, dud check, dud cheque, returned check, rubber check, rubber cheque, stumer), uçurtma, uçak (aero, aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, airship, craft, plane), çaylak (avaricious person, johnny-come-lately, tiro). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | шуліка, ширяти (hover, plane, poise, soar), літати (beetle, fly), пробна куля (overture), паперовий змій. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | kẻ bịp bợm (chevalier, thimblerigger, tricker, trickster), lấy tiền bằng hối phiếu giả. (various references) | |
Welsh | bery (bird of prey), barcutan, barcud. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | miluus, milvi, milvo, milvum, milvus, Milvus milvus, Rhombus laevis, Rhombus vulgaris, turbot lisse, VE barbue. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 11, Verse 14 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ton gupa kai iktina kai ta omoia autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Milvum ac vulturem iuxta genus suum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And kijt, and a grijp after his kynde; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The vultur and all his kynd |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the vultur, and the kite after his kind; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the kite and the falcon, and birds of that sort; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Leviticus Chapter 11, Verse 14 |
| Cebuano | Ang banog, ug ang buitre ingon sa iyang matang, |
| Croatian | tetrijeb i sokol bilo koje vrste; |
| Danish | Glenten, de forskellige Arter af Falke, |
| Dutch | En de gier, en de kraai, naar haar aard; |
| Finnish | haarahaukka ja suohaukkalajit, |
| French | le milan, l`autour et ce qui est de son espèce; |
| German | den Geier, den Weih, und was seine Art ist, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan rajawali dan alap-alap sejenis-jenisnya, |
| Italian | il nibbio e ogni specie di falco, |
| Korean | 매 와, 매 종 류 와, |
| Maori | Ko te whatura, ko te kaiaia, me nga mea pera; |
| Norwegian | og glenten, og falken efter sine arter, |
| Portuguese | o açor, o falcão segundo a sua espécie, |
| Rumanian | worecarul, woimul wi tot ce este din neamul lui; |
| Russian | ЛПТЫХОБ Й УПЛПМБ У РПТПДПА ЕЗП, |
| Swedish | gladan, falken med dess arter, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "kite": kited, kitelike, kiter, kiters, kites. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "kite": blatherskite, brookite, burkite, flinkite, greenockite, hellkite, parakite, perovskite, phenakite, samarskite, skite, unakite. (additional references) | |
Words containing "kite": blatherskites, brookites, burkites, flinkites, greenockites, hellkites, parakites, perovskites, phenakites, samarskites, skited, skites, unakites. (additional references) | |
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"Kite" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ekite, Ikat, jite, kaatje, kaet, Kaige, kaite, kaste, katen, Kater, Katew, Katey, kati, katle, katti, kawe, kaxe, Kbit, Kcie, keet, keit, keitle, kente, kete, keto, Kette, Ketti, Ketut, Khit, kiat, Kibee, Kibet, kide, kidt, kietz, kiew, kife, kift, kige, kije, kile, kilten, kiltex, kime, Kimto, Kinta, Kinte, Kintex, kiot, kire, kirey, kise, kishi, kistem, kister, kita, Kitab, Kitaeva, kitap, Kitaw, Kitele, Kitely, kiten, kiter, kitew, kitezh, kiti, kitie, Kitley, Kito, Kitte, kittic, Kittim, kitto, Kittu, kitu, kity, kiut, kixe, kize, knite, koit, Konte, Koptev, Kostev, kota, kote, koto, Kotte, krit, krite, kt, ktd, Kto, Kufta, kuite, Kuito, kut, kwit, kyre, kyte, Kywe, oite, skyte. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "kite" (pronounced kī"t) |
| 3 | k ī" t | Kyte. |
| 2 | -ī" t | alight, alright, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, contrite, ignite, delight, despite, disinvite, dunite, excite, fight, flight, forthright, fright, height, hight, incite, indict, indite, invite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, nonwhite, outright, overexcite, overnight, overwrite, plight, polite, quite, recite, reignite, reinvite, reunite, rewrite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, upright, uptight, white, Wight, Wright, write. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: tike. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-k-t" | |
-1 letter: kit, tie. | |
-2 letters: et, it, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-k-t" | |
+1 letter: kited, kiter, kites, kithe, skite, tikes, trike. | |
+2 letters: detick, inkjet, intake, kilted, kilter, kiltie, kirtle, kismet, kiters, kithed, kithes, kitted, kittel, kitten, kittle, likest, picket, reknit, skited, skites, strike, talkie, ticked, ticker, ticket, tickle, tinker, tinkle, trikes, weskit, wicket. | |
+3 letters: antlike, batlike, beatnik, bedtick, bethink, brisket, burkite, cakiest, catlike, cricket, deticks, ekistic, fatlike, frisket, glaiket, gutlike, hatlike, hokiest, hutlike, ickiest, inkiest, intakes, jetlike, jokiest, kainite, keister, keitloa, kenotic, keratin, kernite, ketonic, ketosis, ketotic, kiester, kilters, kilties, kindest, kinetic, kinetin, kinglet, kirtled, kirtles, kismets, kitchen, kittens, kitties, kittled, kittler, kittles, klister, knitted, knitter, kunzite, kyanite, lakiest, lekythi, lentisk, mirkest, miskept, mistake, misteuk, necktie, netlike, nutlike, oatlike, pickets, pinkest, pokiest, potlike, pricket, ratlike, reitbok, reknits, rethink, rickets, rickety, sickest, skelpit, skeptic, skillet, skippet, skirret, skirted, skirter, skitter, skittle, sleekit, sticked, sticker, stickle, stinker, striker, strikes, tackier, taglike, talkier, talkies, tealike, tektite, thicken, thicker, thicket, thinker, tickers, tickets, tickled, tickler, tickles, tieback, tinkers, tinkled, tinkler, tinkles, tinlike, toelike, toylike, traiked, tricked, tricker, trickie, trickle, trinket, tublike, twinkle, unakite, weskits, wickets. | |
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