fly off obliquely
1glance — I. n. 1. Glitter, gleam. 2. Glimpse, transitory view, rapid look. II. v. n. 1. Glitter, gleam, shine, flash, coruscate, scintillate, glisten, glister. 2. Flit, dart, appear and disappear. 3. Dart aside, fly off obliquely. 4 …
2charadriiform — ▪ bird order Introduction any member of the large group of birds (bird) that includes the sandpipers (sandpiper), plovers (plover), gulls (gull), auks (auk), and their relatives. These birds form an important and familiar segment of the… …
3Deviation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deviation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deviation deviation Sgm: N 1 swerving swerving &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obliquation| obliquation| warp refraction Sgm: N 1 flection flection flexion …
4deviation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Turning away Nouns deviation; swerving, warp, refraction; deflection, declination; diversion, divergence, digression, excursion, departure from, aberration; zigzag; siding; detour, bypass, byroad,… …
5locomotion — /loh keuh moh sheuhn/, n. the act or power of moving from place to place. [1640 50; see LOCOMOTIVE, MOTION] * * * Any of various animal movements that result in progression from one place to another. Locomotion is classified as either… …
6performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
7Coandă-1910 — Coandă 1910 …
8Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin powered variants) — Infobox Aircraft name =Spitfire type =Fighter manufacturer =Supermarine caption =Supermarine Spitfire VIII in the markings of 457(RAAF) Sqn designer =R. J. Mitchell first flight =5 March 1936 introduction =1938 retired =1955, RAF status = primary …
9Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …
10religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
