noun Download 🔗Share The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung. Examples : ""The stage crew raised the enormous backdrop into the flies after the first act." " architecture building stage entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. Examples : "The children swatted at the flies buzzing around the picnic basket. " insect animal biology nature organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). Examples : "During the summer picnic, annoying flies buzzed around our food. " insect animal nature biology organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly. Examples : "While technically not true flies, butterflies are often called "flies" by young children due to their ability to fly. " insect animal biology organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect. Examples : "He carefully tied colorful flies to his fishing line, hoping to attract trout. " fish insect utensil sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye) Examples : "He built up his chest muscles by including flies in his weightlifting routine. " sport body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A witch's familiar. Examples : "The old woman swore her black cat, one of her flies, warned her of impending danger. " mythology religion supernatural literature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A parasite. Examples : "The farmer sprayed the cows to protect them from the flies that bite and suck their blood, acting as parasites. " animal insect organism biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys) Examples : "At the swim meet, Maria practiced her flies before the race. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s. Examples : "At the 1960s-themed party, everyone learned the flies, shaking their hands wildly in the air. " dance music entertainment culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The action of flying; flight. Examples : "The child watched, fascinated, as the bird's graceful flies carried it higher into the sky. " action nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An act of flying. Examples : "There was a good wind, so I decided to give the kite a fly." action nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fly ball. Examples : "The batter hit a high flies to center field. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys). Examples : ""In the old city center, we saw several flies waiting to take tourists on tours." " vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent. Examples : "We had to fix one of the flies on our tent because the wind tore it during the storm. " architecture material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc. Examples : "Ha-ha! Your flies are undone!" appearance wear part style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The free edge of a flag. Examples : "The wind tugged at the flies of the American flag, causing it to ripple. " nautical part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The horizontal length of a flag. Examples : "The flies of all the flags in front of the United Nations headquarters were standardized to be the same length. " nautical heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders. Examples : "He does dumbbell flies at the gym to build his chest muscles. " sport body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. Examples : "The flies on the weather vane always point towards the wind, showing us where it's coming from. " direction weather sailing nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card. Examples : "The tremor made the flies of the ship's compass spin wildly, making navigation difficult. " nautical direction device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Two 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. Examples : "The old clock uses flies to control the speed of its chimes. " machine technology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See flywheel. Examples : "The old printing press uses heavy flies to keep its motion smooth and consistent, even when the operator pauses between pulls. " technology machine physics energy part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A light horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation. Examples : "After a long day of sightseeing, we decided to hire one of the flies waiting near the train station to take us back to our hotel. " vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In 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. Examples : "The knitting machine's flies help create a consistent stitch by holding the yarn loop securely as the needle moves. " machine technical industry work device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn. Examples : "The spinning wheel's flies were adjusted to make the yarn tighter. " machine utensil technical agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk. Examples : "The weaver checked the loom after one of the flies broke, halting the fabric production. " machine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The person who took the printed sheets from the press. Examples : "The flies carefully stacked the freshly printed newspapers, making sure not to smudge the ink. " job person work industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work. Examples : "The printing press operator carefully adjusted the flies to ensure the freshly printed newspapers stacked neatly. " machine technology industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre. Examples : "The actors walked onto the stage through the flies. " stage building entertainment architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (cotton manufacture) waste cotton Examples : "The textile factory recycled the flies to make new yarn. " material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb). Examples : "Jones flied to right in his last at-bat." sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface. Examples : "Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter." action physics vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To flee, to escape (from). Examples : "Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!" action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like. Examples : "Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young." vehicle action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out. Examples : ""The teacher was worried that her idea for a class trip wouldn't fly with the principal, but he approved it immediately." " outcome business achievement plan Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To travel very fast, hasten. Examples : "Time flies when you're having fun. " action time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly. Examples : "a door flies open; a bomb flies apart" action way Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To display (a flag) on a flagpole. Examples : "The school flies the national flag every morning before classes. " nation government heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hunt with a hawk. Examples : "The falconer flies his hawk in the open field every afternoon, hoping to catch a rabbit. " sport animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (rural) A wing. Examples : "The farmer carefully adjusted the flies of the barn door to let in the morning air. " part animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading