The English word for kite is kite.

Pronunciation: ? English [ka?t], American [ka?t].

Example sentence: The children are flying kites.

The children are flying kites.

Vocabulary Usage

1. The basic meaning of kite is "kite," which refers to a craft made of paper or cloth that can be pulled by strings to fly in the wind.

2. fly a?kite can mean not only "fly a kite" but also "test the waters of public opinion.

Near synonyms of kite:

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Pronunciation: English? [?' bl?t?re?t]? American? [?' bl?t?'ret]?

Interpretation: vt. to annihilate; to blot out; to wash away; to forget

Example sentence: There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.

There was time enough to obliterate his memories of the past.