flies

Speech parts

1. flies - Noun

2. flies - Verb

Meaning

of Fly

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

darts shoots rushes Scuds Gnats speeds insects zooms midges blowflies Moscow orchestra midge control show
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Antonyms

falls remains creeps comes dives waits
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Hypernyms

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Phrases with the word

as the crow flies drop like flies time flies no flies on and no flies the fur flies

Anagrams

felis Slife files

Examples

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature ever seeks an end. Aristotle

Sadness flies away on the wings of time. Jean de La Fontaine

Expecting to be able to get rid of the competitive drive, first of all, flies in the face of human nature - and little girls certainly have this drive, as much as little boys do, or at least the little girls I have observed in my immediate family have it. Lynne Cheney

The eagle does not catch flies. Latin Proverb

Haste is good only for catching flies. Russian Proverb

People seek out big shots as flies seek out the elephant's tail. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Flieden flier Flieringa ring flies in the ointment flies off flies up