fly
Definitions
Noun
- Two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
- (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Verb
- Travel through the air; be airborne
- Move quickly or suddenly
- Operate an airplane
- Transport by aeroplane
- Cause to fly or float
- Be dispersed or disseminated
- Change quickly from one emotional state to another
- Pass away rapidly
- Travel in an airplane
- Display in the air or cause to float
- Run away quickly
- Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
- Hit a fly
- Decrease rapidly and disappear
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flying | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | briefly | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | fly | 1 | 33 |
| 4 | chiefly | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | stiffly | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | flyer | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | gadfly | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | butterfly | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | flyers | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | flynn | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | botfly | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | butterfly's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | firefly | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | flyby | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | flycatcher | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | flye | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | flynt | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | flypaper | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | flythe | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | flytrap | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | flyway | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | flywheel | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | gruffly | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | highflying | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | hoverfly | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | mcfly | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | mcfly's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | medfly | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | o'flynn | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | oflynn | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | overfly | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | overflying | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | schlafly | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | shoofly | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fly".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fly" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fly" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "fly" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 19
Fragments: 34
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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