Word Image
plural: flies
Part Of Speech
noun
Word Meaning
noun: a winged insect; a fishhook covered to look like an insect; a baseball hit high into the air; the outer fabric of a tent with a double top; a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth
verb: to move through the air or with the wind; to take flight; to operate or travel in an aircraft or spacecraft
Word Family
flying
flew
flyer
flyby
flyable
flyoff
flytrap
flypaper
flyaway
flycatcher
flyswatter
deerfly
shoefly
horsefly
gadfly
housefly
blackfly
butterfly
dragonfly
firefly
Sentences
The rotten food was attracting a lot of flies.
Butterfly wings are pretty and so delicate.
A bite from a horsefly or deerfly really hurts!
I need a new flyswatter for the porch.
A flock of starlings flew noisily overhead.
He hit a fly ball and the third baseman caught it.
The zipper for the fly on my black pants is stuck.
A flycatcher is a species of bird with many different types.
Fireflies shine their lights in the trees after dark.
The light rain was stopped by the fly on my tent.
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