kites
plural of kite
kites
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kite
• skite, steik, stike, tikes
Kites
plural of Kite
• skite, steik, stike, tikes
Source: Wiktionary
Kite, n. Etym: [OE. kyte, AS.c; cf. W. cud, cut.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any raptorial bird of the subfamily Milvinæ, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus.
2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. Shak.
3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. (Geom.)
Definition: A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.
6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]
7. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying.
– Kite falcon (Zoöl.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.
Kite, v. i.
Definition: To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]
Kite, n.
Definition: The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
