noun🔗Share(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach"Before her presentation, she had butterflies, hoping she wouldn't forget anything. "sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."The garden was full of butterflies with bright orange and yellow wings, fluttering among the flowers. "insectanimalnaturebiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed."butterfly tape"medicineaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe butterfly stroke."My coach says if I practice my butterflies more, I can win the swimming race. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach."I get terrible butterflies before an exam."sensationmindbodyemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."The new student, known for her brightly colored clothes and erratic attendance, was considered a butterfly in the school. "personcharacterstyleattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly."Butterfly the chicken before you grill it."foodactionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it."The nurse had to butterflies the deep cut on his arm with thin strips of tape before bandaging it. "medicineactionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
