noun Download 🔗Share A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. Examples : "A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. " insect animal nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed. Examples : "butterfly tape" medicine anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The butterfly stroke. Examples : "My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach. Examples : "I get terrible butterflies before an exam." sensation mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable. Examples : "My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. " person character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly. Examples : "Butterfly the chicken before you grill it." food utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it. Examples : "The doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. " medicine anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading