English dictionary: words starting with fly

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

noun

An 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.

adjective

Knowing and clever.

Usage examples:

She's fly enough not to get tricked out of it

Meanings of Fly at:

phrasal verb

Attack someone verbally or physically.

Usage examples:

Robbie flew at him, fists clenched

Meanings of Fly by:

phrasal verb

Pass by while flying

noun

A 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…

adjective

Fly-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:

phrase

Be 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 off the handle:

phrase

Lose 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…

Meanings of Fly on the wall:

idiom

If 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

Meanings of Fly on the wall:

idiom

If 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

Meanings of Fly-about:

phrasal verb

If 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.

Meanings of Fly-around:

phrasal verb

If 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.

Meanings 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-by-the-seat-of-ones-pants:

phrase

Rely on instinct rather than logic or knowledge.

Usage examples:

I was flying by the seat of my pants because i'd never managed anybody before

idiom

To do something difficult without the necessary skill or experience

Usage examples:

I had no idea how to do it – i was just flying by the seat of my pants.

Meanings of Fly-in-the-face-of:

idiom

To 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:

idiom

Something 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-into:

idiom

To 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:

phrase

Lose 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…

idiom

To suddenly become very angry

Usage examples:

You have to be very careful because he flies off the handle very easily.

Meanings of Fly-poster:

noun

A 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…

Meanings of Flyable:

adjective

A 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…

Meanings of Flyaway:

adjective

(of a person's hair) fine and difficult to control.

Usage examples:

The gel is designed to smooth down flyaway hair

noun

A 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

Meanings of Flyaways:

noun

A 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

Meanings of Flyback:

noun

The 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:

noun

A ball batted high into the air.

Usage examples:

He lifted a fly ball to right centre that should have been caught

Meanings of Flyblow:

noun

Flies' eggs contaminating food, especially meat.

Usage examples:

Have members ever seen a lamb or sheep die from flyblow?

Meanings of Flyblown:

adjective

Contaminated through contact with flies and their eggs and larvae.

Usage examples:

Flyblown meat

Meanings of Flyboy:

noun

A pilot, especially one in the air force.

Meanings of Flyby:

noun

A flight past a point, especially the close approach of a spacecraft to a planet or moon for observation.