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).

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

(Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) The stomach; the belly.

(Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).

plural of kite

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kite

simple past tense and past participle of kite

A town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland

plural of Kite

A surname.