Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse..

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Done :: Done (a.) Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its former state by elasticity; as, the spring of a bow..
Sail :: Sail (v. t.) To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.
Winged :: Winged (a.) Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.
Papilionaceous :: Papilionaceous (a.) Resembling the butterfly.
Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
Notandum :: Notandum (n.) A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Deafly :: Deafly (a.) Lonely; solitary.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its elastic power..
Rootstock :: Rootstock (n.) A perennial underground stem, producing leafly s/ems or flower stems from year to year; a rhizome..
Avernian :: Avernian (a.) Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions..
Chip :: Chip (v. i.) To break or fly off in small pieces.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called also pinch bar..
Shot :: Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot..
Spray :: Spray (v. t.) Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like..
Awing :: Awing (adv.) On the wing; flying; fluttering.
Phalanger :: Phalanger (n.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying..
Flow :: Flow () imp. sing. of Fly, v. i..
Moor :: Moor (n.) One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.
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