Eagle vs. Kite

Eagle vs. Kite — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Eagle and Kite

Eaglenoun

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

Kitenoun

A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.

Eaglenoun

(heraldry) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.

Kitenoun

Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).

Eaglenoun

A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

Kitenoun

A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.

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Eaglenoun

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

Kitenoun

Some species in the subfamily Perninae.

Eaglenoun

(golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

Kitenoun

(figuratively) A rapacious person.

Eagleverb

(golf) To score an eagle.

Kitenoun

A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

On windy spring days, we would fly kites.
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Eaglenoun

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

Kitenoun

A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.

Eaglenoun

(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

Kitenoun

(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

Eaglenoun

a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

Kitenoun

A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.

Eaglenoun

an emblem representing power;

the Roman eagle

Kitenoun

An accommodation bill.

Eagleverb

shoot in two strokes under par

Kitenoun

A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.

Kitenoun

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.

Four-sided figures without parallel sides include trapezoids and kites.

Kitenoun

An aeroplane or aircraft.

Kitenoun

In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

Kitenoun

A supplementary sail to a mainsail.

Kitenoun

The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.

Kitenoun

A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.

Kitenoun

The stomach; the belly.

Kitenoun

(Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to 0.1 deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).

Kiteverb

(transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.

Rising interest rates have kited the cost of housing.

Kiteverb

To tamper with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other items.

Kiteverb

To keep ahead of (an enemy) in order to attack repeatedly from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.

Kiteverb

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a bird.

The wind kited us toward shore.

Kiteverb

To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.

He was convicted of kiting checks and sentenced to two years in prison.

Kiteverb

To steal.

Kiteverb

Usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.

I’m going kiting this weekend.

Kiteverb

(intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.

We spent the afternoon kiting around the bay.

Kiteverb

To move rapidly; to rush.

Kiteverb

To deflect sideways in the water.

Kiteverb

To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally into, within, or out of a prison.

Kitenoun

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

Kitenoun

a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

Kitenoun

plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

Kitenoun

any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

Kiteverb

increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently;

He kited many checks

Kiteverb

get credit or money by using a bad check;

The businessman kited millions of dollars

Kiteverb

soar or fly like a kite;

The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains

Kiteverb

fly a kite;

Kids were kiting in the parkThey kited the Red Dragon model