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   kite

   /kʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
   • ▪ an aircraft. informal, dated British
   • ▪ a spinnaker or other high, light sail. informal
   • 2. a medium to large long-winged bird of prey which typically has a forked tail and frequently soars on updraughts of air.
   • 3. a fraudulent cheque, bill, or receipt. informal
   • ▪ an illicit or surreptitious letter or note.
   • ▪ a person who exploits or preys on others. archaic
   • 4. a quadrilateral figure having two pairs of equal adjacent sides, symmetrical only about one diagonal.

   verb

   • 1. fly a kite: "while I kited, she would always watch out for me"
   • ▪ fly or move quickly: "he kited into England on Concorde"
   • 2. write or use (a cheque, bill, or receipt) fraudulently. informal North American

   Word Origin Old Englishcȳta (in kite (sense 2 of the noun)); probably of imitative origin and related to German Kauz ‘screech owl’. The toy was so named because it hovers in the air like the bird.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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