Sekirov Dictionary

fly

/flaɪ/

verb22

  1. (old-fashioned) To vanish; to fade away.
  2. (figurative, no longer used) To avoid or shun.
  3. (literary, no longer used) To flee, to escape (from).

noun34

  1. Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
  2. (historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).
  3. (Scotland, Northern-England) A wing.
  4. (historical) The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
  5. (no longer used) The action of flying; flight.
  6. (no longer used) A witch's familiar.
  7. (no longer used) A parasite.

adjective4

  1. (slang, old-fashioned) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
forms

flied · flied · flyed · flew · flewest · flown · flying · flies · flieth · flyeth · fliest · flyest · flys · flier · flyer · fliest · flyest

Phrases with fly

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