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What is the noun for kite?

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kite
  1. A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae belonging to one of the following groups:
    1. Any bird of subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring.
    2. A bird of genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering. Also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
  2. A lightweight toy or other device carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
  3. A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
  4. (geometry) A quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair being consecutive.
  5. (banking) A fraudulent draft, such as a check one drawn on insufficient funds or with altered face value.
  6. (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
  7. (slang) An aircraft, or aeroplane.
  8. (sailing, dated) A lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding-sail.
  9. (sailing, slang) A spinnaker.
  10. (US, slang, prison) A short letter.
  11. (figuratively) A rapacious person.
  12. (Britain, dialect) A fish, the brill.
  13. (cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
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    1. “It also features, in the role of the predatory kite, an act of full and final intervention, of authoritative control with impunity.”
kiteboarding
  1. A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
  2. A similar sport using a wheeled board on land.
  3. A similar sport using a snowboard or ski on snow.
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kiteflying
  1. The flying of kites.
  2. (archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
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kiter
  1. (banking) One who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the account, hoping it will be able to clear by the time it is cashed.
kiting
  1. (banking) The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
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kite
  1. (rare) A weight-measure unit from Ancient Egypt, equivalent to 0.1 deben (about 9.1 grams)
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    1. “It also features, in the role of the predatory kite, an act of full and final intervention, of authoritative control with impunity.”
kiteboard
  1. A specialized lightweight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.
kitemaking
  1. The manufacture of kites.
kite
  1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The stomach; belly.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It also features, in the role of the predatory kite, an act of full and final intervention, of authoritative control with impunity.”
kitemaker
  1. Someone who makes kites.
kitemakers
  1. plural of kitemaker
kiteboards
  1. plural of kiteboard
kitings
kiters
  1. plural of kiter
kites
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