Definition: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
Usage: his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill; the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: coast
Definition: the area within view
Usage: the coast is clear
Similar words: scene, panorama, view, vista, prospect, aspect
Definition: the visual percept of a region
Usage: the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Synonyms: coast
Definition: a slope down which sleds may coast
Usage: when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course
Similar words: slope, side, incline
Definition: an elevated geological formation
Usage: he climbed the steep slope; the house was built on the side of a mountain
Synonyms: sea-coast, seacoast, seashore, coast
Definition: the shore of a sea or ocean
Similar words: shore
Definition: the land along the edge of a body of water
Synonyms: coast
Definition: move effortlessly; by force of gravity
Similar words: glide
Definition: move smoothly and effortlessly