English dictionary
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English noun: flight | |||
| 1. | flight (group) a formation of aircraft in flight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
| 2. | flight (act) an instance of traveling by air | ||
| Samples | Flying was still an exciting adventure for him. | ||
| Synonyms | flying | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acrobatics, aerobatics, ballooning, blind flying, blind landing, fly-by, flyover, flypast, glide, gliding, low level flight, maiden flight, overflight, pass, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, solo, sortie, stunt flying, stunting, terrain flight | ||
| 3. | flight (artifact) a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next | ||
| Synonyms | flight of stairs, flight of steps | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | staircase, stairway | ||
| 4. | flight (act) the act of escaping physically | ||
| Samples | He made his escape from the mental hospital. The canary escaped from its cage. His flight was an indication of his guilt. | ||
| Synonyms | escape | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | running away | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, breakout, evasion, exodus, gaolbreak, getaway, hegira, hejira, jailbreak, lam, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, skedaddle | ||
| Instance hyponym | Hegira, Hejira, Underground Railroad, Underground Railway | ||
| 5. | flight (group) an air force unit smaller than a squadron | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air unit | ||
| 6. | flight (cognition) passing above and beyond ordinary bounds | ||
| Samples | A flight of fancy. Flights of rhetoric. Flights of imagination. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | ||
| 7. | flight (phenomenon) the path followed by an object moving through space | ||
| Synonyms | trajectory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ballistic trajectory, ballistics, gravity-assist | ||
| 8. | flight (group) a flock of flying birds | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flock | ||
| 9. | flight (act) a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports | ||
| Samples | I took the noon flight to Chicago. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | trip | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | connecting flight, direct flight, domestic flight, international flight, nonstop, nonstop flight, redeye, redeye flight | ||
English verb: flight | |||
| 1. | flight (social) shoot a bird in flight | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pip, shoot | ||
| 2. | flight (motion) fly in a flock | ||
| Samples | Flighting wild geese. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fly, wing | ||
| 3. | flight (creation) decorate with feathers | ||
| Samples | Fledge an arrow. | ||
| Synonyms | fledge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
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