English words starting with fly
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Meanings of Fly:
verb(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
Usage examples:
Close the door or the moths will fly in
nounAn opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
Usage examples:
Interesting alternatives are velcro straps or, if the shorts fit perfectly, stylish button flies.
adjectiveKnowing and clever.
Usage examples:
She's fly enough not to get tricked out of it
Fly about
flaɪMeanings of Fly about:
phrasal verbIf ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement
Usage examples:
All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.
Fly around
flaɪMeanings of Fly around:
phrasal verbIf ideas, remarks, or accusations are flying about/around, they are passed quickly from one person to another and cause excitement
Usage examples:
All kinds of rumours are flying around about the school closing.
Fly at
flaɪMeanings of Fly at:
phrasal verbAttack someone verbally or physically.
Usage examples:
Robbie flew at him, fists clenched
Fly by
ˌflaɪ.baɪˈwaɪərMeanings of Fly by:
phrasal verbPass by while flying
nounA flight past a point, especially the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or moon for observation.
Usage examples:
When europe's comet-chasing spacecraft rosetta swings by earth on 4 march 2005, it will perform the…
adjectiveFly-by-wire technology uses computers to control planes
Usage examples:
One of the aims of fly-by-wire controls is to make an aircraft safe in an emergency.
Meanings of Fly high:
phraseBe very successful; prosper.
Usage examples:
A young pigeon fancier is flying high after his new hobby saw him racing ahead of the competition.
Meanings of Fly into:
idiomTo suddenly become very angry
Usage examples:
I asked to speak to her boss and she just flew into a rage.
Meanings of Fly off the handle:
phraseLose one's temper suddenly and unexpectedly.
Usage examples:
We can't have him flying off the handle at the slightest provocation but we also need a president w…
Fly on the wall
ˌflaɪ.ɒn.ðəˈwɔːlMeanings of Fly on the wall:
idiomIf you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed
Usage examples:
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!, a fly-on-the-wall documentary
Fly-by-night
ˈflaɪ.baɪ.naɪtMeanings of Fly-by-night:
adjective(esp. of a business) not able to be trusted, and likely to stop operating without any notice
Usage examples:
A fly-by-night operation
Meanings of Fly-in-the-face-of:
idiomTo completely oppose what seems sensible or normal
Usage examples:
This is an argument that seems to fly in the face of common sense.
Meanings of Fly-in-the-ointment:
idiomSomething that spoils a situation that could have been pleasant
Usage examples:
The party was great – the only fly in the ointment was that my grumpy uncle was there.
Meanings of Fly-on-the-wall:
idiomIf you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall on an occasion, you mean that you would like to hear what will be said or see what will happen while not being noticed
Usage examples:
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home!, a fly-on-the-wall documentary
Fly-poster
ˈflaɪˌpəʊ.stərMeanings of Fly-poster:
nounA person who illegally sticks a political or other poster (= notice) on a public wall, fence, etc.
Usage examples:
Fly-posters will be prosecuted., the fly-poster was barred from posting or carrying posters or past…
Flyable
ˈflaɪ.ə.bəlMeanings of Flyable:
adjectiveA flyable aircraft is in good condition and is safe to fly
Usage examples:
About one-third of the company's aircraft are barely flyable., this plane isn't flyable: the nose i…
Flyaway
ˈflaɪ.ə.weɪMeanings of Flyaway:
adjective(of a person's hair) fine and difficult to control.
Usage examples:
The gel is designed to smooth down flyaway hair
nounA fine strand of hair that sticks out or does not lie smoothly against the rest of the hair; a stray hair.
Usage examples:
Pin the ends and any flyaways into place
Flyaways
ˈflʌɪəweɪMeanings of Flyaways:
nounA fine strand of hair that sticks out or does not lie smoothly against the rest of the hair; a stray hair.
Usage examples:
Pin the ends and any flyaways into place
Flyback
ˈflʌɪbakMeanings of Flyback:
nounThe return of the scanning spot in a cathode ray tube to the starting point.
Usage examples:
The stv8179f meets the need in large-size, reduced-depth crt monitors for high output-current level…
Meanings of Flyball:
nounA ball batted high into the air.
Usage examples:
He lifted a fly ball to right centre that should have been caught
Meanings of Flyblow:
nounFlies' eggs contaminating food, especially meat.
Usage examples:
Have members ever seen a lamb or sheep die from flyblow?
Flyblown
ˈflʌɪbləʊnMeanings of Flyblown:
adjectiveContaminated through contact with flies and their eggs and larvae.
Usage examples:
Flyblown meat
Meanings of Flyboy:
nounA pilot, especially one in the air force.
Meanings of Flyby:
nounA flight past a point, especially the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or moon for observation.
Meanings of Flybys:
nounA flight past a point, especially the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or moon for observation.
Flycatcher
ˈflaɪˌkætʃ.ərMeanings of Flycatcher:
nounA bird that catches flying insects, especially in short flights from a perch.
Usage examples:
For the next many weeks, the gulf coast sky will be a constantly changing tableau of hawks and dove…
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