noun🔗ShareA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring."A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "insectanimalnaturebiologyChat 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"medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe butterfly stroke."My swimming coach taught me the butterfly stroke. "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."sensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSomeone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable."My cousin was a butterfly in high school, always changing her friends and her style of clothes. "personcharacterattitudeChat 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."foodutensilactionChat 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 doctor butterflyed the strips of surgical tape across the child's deep cut to help it heal. "medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
