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Common
noun
•
The
action
of
flying
;
flight
.
•
An
act
of
flying
.
•
In Baseball:
A
fly ball
.
•
A
type
of
small
,
fast
carriage
(sometimes
pluralised
flys
).
•
A
piece
of
canvas
that
covers
the
opening
at the front of a
tent
.
•
A
strip
of
material
(sometimes
hiding
zippers
or
buttons
) at the front of a
pair
of
trousers
,
pants
,
underpants
,
bootees
, etc.
•
The
free edge
of a
flag
.
•
The
horizontal
length
of a
flag
.
•
In Weightlifting:
An
exercise
that
involves
wide
opening
and
closing
of the
arms
perpendicular
to the
shoulders
.
•
The part of a
vane
pointing
the
direction
from which the
wind
blows
.
•
In Nautical:
That part of a
compass
on which the
points
are
marked
; the
compass card
.
•
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
.
•
Short
for
flywheel
.
•
A
light
horse-drawn
carriage
that can be
hired
for
transportation
.
•
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
.
•
The
pair
of
arms
revolving
around the
bobbin
, in a
spinning wheel
or
spinning frame
, to
twist
the
yarn
.
•
In Weaving:
A
shuttle
driven
through the
shed
by a
blow
or
jerk
.
•
In Printing:
The person who
took
the
printed
sheets
from the
press
.
•
In Printing:
A
vibrating
frame
with
fingers
,
attached
to a power
printing press
for doing the same work.
•
One of the
upper
screens
of a
stage
in a
theatre
.
•
waste
cotton
•
In Zoology:
Any
insect
of the order Diptera;
characterized
by
having
two
wings
(
except for
some
wingless
species
), also called
true
flies
.
•
Especially
, any of the
insects
of the
family
Muscidae, such as the
common
housefly
(other
families
of Diptera include
mosquitoes
and
midges
).
•
Any
similar
, but
unrelated
insect
such as
dragonfly
or
butterfly
.
•
In Fishing:
A
lightweight
fishing
lure
resembling
an
insect
.
•
In Weightlifting:
A
chest
exercise
performed
by
moving
extended
arms
from the
sides
to
in front of
the
chest
. (also
flye
)
•
A witch's
familiar
.
•
A
parasite
.
•
In Swimming:
The
butterfly stroke
(plural is
normally
flys
)
•
A
s
imple
dance
in which the
hands
are
shaken
in the air
,
popular
in the 1960s.
•
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
wing
.
verb
•
To
travel
through the
air
, another
gas
, or a
vacuum
, without being in
contact
with a
grounded
surface
.
•
To
flee
, to
escape
(from).
•
To
cause
to
fly
(travel or
float
in the air
): to
transport
via
air
or the like.
•
To
travel
or
proceed
very
fast
; to
hasten
.
•
To
move
suddenly
, or with
violence
; to do an
act
suddenly
or
swiftly
.
•
To
proceed
with
great
success
.
•
To be
accepted
,
come about
or
work out
.
•
To
display
(a
flag
) on a
flagpole
.
•
To
hunt
with a
hawk
.
•
In Baseball:
To
hit
a
fly ball
; to
hit
a
fly ball
that is
caught
for an out.
Compare
ground
(verb) and
line
(verb).
adj
•
Quick-witted
,
alert
,
mentally
sharp
.
•
Well
dressed
,
smart
in
appearance
;
in style
,
cool
.
•
Beautiful
;
displaying
physical
beauty
.
name
•
A
surname
.
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fleogan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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