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fly

noun: two-winged insects characterized by active flight

noun: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

noun: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

noun: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

noun: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

verb: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

verb: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

verb: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"

verb: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

verb: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"

verb: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

verb: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"

verb: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

verb: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

verb: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

verb: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

verb: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

verb: hit a fly

verb: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

adj: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked


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fly

Length: 3 letters

Scrabble value: 9

Words with Friends value: 9

Literati value: 7

TWL (USA): Found

SOWPODS (UK): Found


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