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1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Tsotsitaal.
2.NounAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
3.NounEspecially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
4.NounThose or any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
5.NounA lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
6.NounA chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
7.NounThe butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
8.NounA witch's familiar.
9.NounA parasite.
10.NounA simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
11.NounA butterfly (combination of four options).
12.VerbTo travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface."Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.; The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.; It takes about eleven hours to fly from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.; The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle."
13.VerbTo flee, to escape (from)."Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!"
14.VerbTo cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like."Charles Lindbergh flew his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic ocean.; Why don’t you go outside and fly kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.; Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.; Each day the postal service flies thousands of letters around the globe."
15.VerbTo travel or proceed very fast; to hasten."He flew down the hill on his bicycle.; It's five o'clock already. Doesn't time fly?"
16.VerbTo move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly."a door flies open; a bomb flies apart"
17.VerbTo proceed with great success."His career is really flying at the moment.; One moment the company was flying high, the next it was on its knees."
18.VerbTo be accepted, come about or work out."Let's see if that idea flies.; You know, I just don't think that's going to fly. Why don't you spend your time on something better?"
19.VerbTo display (a flag) on a flagpole.
20.VerbTo hunt with a hawk.
21.VerbTo be in the winged adult stage."This species flies from late summer until frost."
22.NounThe action of flying; flight.
23.NounAn act of flying."There was a good wind, so I decided to give the kite a fly."
24.NounA fly ball.
25.NounEllipsis of fly route.
26.NounA piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
27.NounThe sloping or roof part of the canvas of a tent.
28.NounA strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc."Ha-ha! Your fly's undone!"
29.NounThe moving portion of an extendable ladder.
30.NounThe free edge of a flag.
The horizontal length of a flag.
31.NounThe free edge of a flag.
32.NounThe horizontal length of a flag.
33.NounAn exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
34.NounThe part of a weather vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
35.NounThat part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
36.NounTwo or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
37.NounEllipsis of flywheel.
38.NounA type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys)."Related terms: flyman"
39.NounIn a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.
40.NounThe pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
41.NounA shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
42.NounThe person who took the printed sheets from the press.
A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
43.NounThe person who took the printed sheets from the press.
44.NounA vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
45.NounOne of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
46.NounWaste cotton.
47.VerbTo hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb)."Jones flied to right in his last at-bat."
48.AdjectiveQuick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
49.AdjectiveClandestine, surreptitious
50.AdjectiveWell dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool."He's pretty fly."
51.AdjectiveBeautiful; displaying physical beauty.
52.NounA wing."The bullet barely grazed the wild fowl's fly."
53.NounAlternative form of vly (“swamp (in New York)”).