The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
A paper airplane.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An air force unit.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
A series of stairs between landings.
An instance of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
A collective term for doves or swallows.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
A corset.
Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
A prop; a support.
A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
To live; reside
To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
To brace or support with a stay or stays
To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
To continue to have a particular quality.
To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
To hold the attention of.
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To tack; put on the other tack.
Steep; ascending.
Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
(of a roof) Steeply pitched.
Steeply.