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1OTHER WORDS FROM fly
flyless, adjectiveWords nearby fly
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What is a basic definition of fly?
Fly means to move through the air using wings or to be carried by the air. Fly also means to travel in a vehicle that can move through the air. As a noun, fly refers to several two-winged insects. Fly has many other senses as a verb and a noun.
Many birds and insects with wings are able to move through the air—that is, to fly. The wind or air currents can also make some items fly around without control, such as pieces of paper. The wind or other force blows these items around.
- Real-life examples: Birds, bats, and insects are all able to fly. Paper, confetti, plastic bags, and baseballs often fly through the air when a wind blows.
- Used in a sentence: Canada geese fly often south in the winter, resting in the same areas each year.
Humans can’t fly—not without help, at least. We can fly in airplanes, helicopters, and hot air balloons that fly through the air using air currents to travel.
- Used in a sentence: The airplane flew across the ocean.
As a noun, fly is used generally to refer to small winged insects. The insects in question usually belong to the Muscidae family, such as the housefly.
- Real-life examples: Flies are incredibly common and you have probably been annoyed by them during your life. Food and smelly garbage attracts flies. Spiders hunt and eat flies by trapping them in webs.
- Used in a sentence: He couldn’t concentrate on his work because of an irritating fly that kept landing on his head.
Where does fly come from?
The first records of the verb fly come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English verb flēogan. The noun fly is almost as old. The first records come from before 950. It ultimately comes from the Old English flēoge.
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What are some other forms related to fly?
- flyable (adjective)
- flyability (noun)
- nonflyable (adjective)
- reflyable (adjective)
- flyless (adjective)
What are some synonyms for fly?
What are some words that share a root or word element with fly?
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How is fly used in real life?
Fly is a very common word that most often refers to moving through the air.
Just witnessed a bird fly full speed into glass, be unconscious and not breathing. Gave him CPR with a Starbucks straw and he came back! Crazy!
— Braden Bishop (@bradenbishop7) December 10, 2018
In fifteen minutes, I'm heading to the airport so I can fly to Chicago. I guess I should start packing.
— Michael Aranda (@michaelaranda) August 8, 2012
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📷by me pic.twitter.com/VKjXBXD2B7— Poetkisses (@poetkisses) February 18, 2021
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Is fly used correctly in the following sentence?
A caterpillar spends its life on the ground until it turns into a butterfly and uses its wings to fly through the air.