fly

/flaɪ/ verbadjectivenoun
3 letters1 syllable9 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS20
VERB
1

Pass away rapidly.

2

Cause to fly or float.

“fly a kite”

3

Change quickly from one emotional state to another.

“fly into a rage”

4

Display in the air or cause to float.

“fly a kite”

“All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.”

5

Hit a fly.

6

Move quickly or suddenly.

7

Transport by aeroplane.

“We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”

8

Travel in an airplane.

“she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”

“Are we driving or flying?”

9

Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.

“Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”

10

Decrease rapidly and disappear.

11

Travel through the air; be airborne.

“Man cannot fly”

12

Run away quickly.

13

Operate an airplane.

14

Be dispersed or disseminated.

“Rumors and accusations are flying”

ADJECTIVE
1

(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.

NOUN
1

Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.

2

Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.

3

Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.

4

An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth.

5

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air.

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Starts & ends withF … Y
Syllablesfly
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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