noun Download 🔗Share The action of flying; flight. Examples : "The bird's flys towards its nest were swift and graceful. " action nature ability bird 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 event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A fly ball. Examples : "The baseball player hits many flys during practice, trying to improve his batting average. " sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys). Examples : ""In the 1800s, city streets were filled with flys carrying passengers quickly from one place to another." " vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent. Examples : "The strong wind ripped one of the flys off our tent, leaving us exposed to the rain. " item material building 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 item part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The free edge of a flag. Examples : "The wind whipped at the flag, causing its flys to dance and flutter. " nautical part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The horizontal length of a flag. Examples : "The flag maker carefully measured the flys of the new school flags to ensure they were all the same width. " 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 : "Maria added three sets of flys to her chest workout at the gym. " sport body action physiology anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. Examples : "The weather vane's flys, pointing westward, indicated that the wind was coming from the west. " weather direction nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card. Examples : "The old compass had a beautifully painted flys, but the needle no longer pointed north accurately. " nautical part 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 antique clock chimed the hour, its flys whirring briefly to control the speed of the striking mechanism. " machine device part technical 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 flys to maintain a steady, even motion as it stamps out newspapers. " machine technology physics technical energy device industry 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 exploring the town, they decided to hire one of the flys waiting near the market square to take them back to their 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 technician carefully adjusted the flys on the knitting machine to ensure each loop was held firmly as the needles worked. " machine technical part industry 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 spinner carefully adjusted the flys on the spinning frame to ensure the yarn twisted evenly. " machine technical industry part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk. Examples : "Even with the automated loom, the force of the flys launching the shuttle across was still impressive to watch. " machine technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The person who took the printed sheets from the press. Examples : "The flys carefully stacked the freshly printed posters, ensuring none were smudged. " job industry machine person work 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 press operator carefully adjusted the flys to ensure the freshly printed newspapers were stacked neatly. " machine technology industry device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre. Examples : "The stagehands carefully raised the flys to reveal the elaborate backdrop for the final act. " architecture building stage entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (cotton manufacture) waste cotton Examples : "The textile factory sold the flys, a byproduct of the cotton spinning process, to a company that recycled it into lower-grade fabrics. " material industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
