Fly (Noun)
Meaning 1
Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.
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Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The housefly buzzed annoyingly around the kitchen trash can.
- A swarm of flies hovered above the ripe fruit on the counter.
- The fruit fly landed delicately on the rim of the wine glass.
- A horsefly bit the hiker's arm, causing a painful swelling.
- The blowfly larvae infested the decaying carcass of the small animal.
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- Sarcophaga Carnaria
- Blow Fly
- Haematobia Irritans
- Tzetze Fly
- Tsetse
- Musca Domestica
- Glossina
- Tzetze
- House Fly