fly
Definitions
Noun
- Two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
- (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Verb
- Travel through the air; be airborne
- Move quickly or suddenly
- Operate an airplane
- Transport by aeroplane
- Cause to fly or float
- Be dispersed or disseminated
- Change quickly from one emotional state to another
- Pass away rapidly
- Travel in an airplane
- Display in the air or cause to float
- Run away quickly
- Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
- Hit a fly
- Decrease rapidly and disappear
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "fly".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flying | 2 | 43 |
| 2 | briefly | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | fly | 1 | 33 |
| 4 | chiefly | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | stiffly | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | flyer | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | gadfly | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | butterfly | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | flyers | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | flynn | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | botfly | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | butterfly's | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | firefly | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | flyby | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | flycatcher | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | flye | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | flynt | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | flypaper | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | flythe | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | flytrap | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | flyway | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | flywheel | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | gruffly | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | highflying | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | hoverfly | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | mcfly | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | mcfly's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | medfly | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | o'flynn | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | oflynn | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | overfly | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | overflying | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | schlafly | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | shoofly | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "fly".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "fly" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "fly" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "fly" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 19
Fragments: 34
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Flying taxis to connect Texas cities under new federal program
Mar 14, 2026 San Antonio Express-News
Mar 14, 2026 San Antonio Express-News
A flying taxi crossed the Golden Gate Bridge. Could it soon take you from S.F. to Wine Country?
Mar 13, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 13, 2026 San Francisco Chronicle
After 36 years, rescue pilot ends service with record-breaking flying hours
Mar 13, 2026 Air Force Times
Mar 13, 2026 Air Force Times
Induction stoves fly off shelves in India as gas shortage fears spark panic buying
Mar 12, 2026 Reuters
Mar 12, 2026 Reuters

