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).
Those or any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
A butterfly (combination of four options).
An act of flying.
A fly ball.
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 moving portion of an extendable ladder.
The free edge of a flag.
The horizontal length of a flag.
An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
The part of a weather vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
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.
A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).historical
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.
A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
The person who took the printed sheets from the press.historical
A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.historical
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
Waste cotton.
A wing.Northern England, Scotland
Forms
plural
flies, flys
Example sentences473 results
I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
Lingaku