fly
noun
1 fly
Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.
Roget 409:
sibilance,
sibilation;
zip;
hiss
etc.
v.;
sternutation;
high note
etc.
410.
[animals that hiss]
goose,
serpent,
snake
(animal sounds)
412.
[animals that buzz]
insect,
bug;
bee,
mosquito,
wasp,
fly.
[inanimate things that hiss]
tea kettle,
pressure cooker;
air valve,
pressure release valve,
safety valve,
tires,
air escaping from tires,
punctured tire;
escaping steam,
steam,
steam radiator,
steam release valve.
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Roget 272:
vehicle,
conveyance,
carriage,
caravan,
van;
common carrier;
wagon,
waggon†,
wain,
dray,
cart,
lorry.
truck,
tram;
cariole,
carriole†;
limber,
tumbrel,
pontoon;
barrow;
wheel barrow,
hand barrow;
perambulator;
Bath chair,
wheel chair,
sedan chair;
chaise;
palankeen†,
palanquin;
litter,
brancard†,
crate,
hurdle,
stretcher,
ambulance;
black Maria;
conestoga wagon,
conestoga wain;
jinrikisha,
ricksha,
brett†,
dearborn [U.S.],
dump cart,
hack,
hackery†,
jigger,
kittereen†,
mailstate†,
manomotor†,
rig,
rockaway†,
prairie schooner [U.S.],
shay,
sloven,
team,
tonga†,
wheel;
hobbyhorse,
go-cart;
cycle;
bicycle,
bike,
two-wheeler;
tricycle,
velocipede,
quadricycle†.
equipage,
turn-out;
coach,
chariot,
phaeton,
break,
mail phaeton,
wagonette,
drag,
curricle†,
tilbury†,
whisky,
landau,
barouche,
victoria,
brougham,
clarence†,
calash,
caleche [Fr.],
britzka†,
araba†,
kibitka†;
berlin;
sulky,
desobligeant [Fr.],
sociable,
vis-a-vis,
dormeuse [Fr.];
jaunting car,
outside car;
dandi†;
doolie†,
dooly†;
munchil†,
palki†;
roller skates,
skate;
runabout;
ski;
tonjon†;
vettura†.
post chaise,
diligence,
stage;
stage coach,
mail coach,
hackney coach,
glass coach;
stage wagon,
car,
omnibus,
fly,
cabriolet†,
cab,
hansom,
shofle†,
four-wheeler,
growler,
droshki†,
drosky†.
dogcart,
trap,
whitechapel,
buggy,
four-in-hand,
unicorn,
random,
tandem;
shandredhan†,
char-a-bancs [Fr.].
motor car,
automobile,
limousine,
car,
auto,
jalopy,
clunker,
lemon,
flivver,
coupe,
sedan,
two-door sedan,
four-door sedan,
luxury sedan;
wheels [Coll.],
sports car,
roadster,
gran turismo [It],
jeep,
four-wheel drive vehicle,
electric car,
steamer;
golf cart,
electric wagon;
taxicab,
cab,
taxicoach†,
checker cab,
yellow cab;
station wagon,
family car;
motorcycle,
motor bike,
side car;
van,
minivan,
bus,
minibus,
microbus;
truck,
wagon,
pick-up wagon,
pick-up,
tractor-trailer,
road train,
articulated vehicle;
racing car,
racer,
hot rod,
stock car,
souped-up car.
bob,
bobsled,
bobsleigh†;
cutter;
double ripper,
double runner [U.S.];
jumper,
sled,
sledge,
sleigh,
toboggan.
train;
accommodation train,
passenger train,
express trail,
special train,
corridor train,
parliamentary train,
luggage train,
freight train,
goods train;
1st class train,
2nd class train,
3rd class train,
1st class carriage,
2nd class carriage,
3rd class carriage,
1st class compartment,
2nd class compartment,
3rd class compartment;
rolling stock;
horse box,
cattle truck;
baggage car,
express car,
freight car,
parlor car,
dining car,
Pullman car,
sleeping car,
sleeper,
dome car;
surface car,
tram car,
trolley car;
box car,
box wagon;
horse car [U.S.];
bullet train,
shinkansen [Jap.],
cannonball,
the Wabash cannonball,
lightning express;
luggage van;
mail,
mail car,
mail van.
shovel,
spool,
spatula,
ladle,
hod,
hoe;
spade,
spaddle†,
loy†;
spud;
pitchfork;
post hole digger.
[powered construction vehicles]
tractor,
steamshovel,
backhoe,
fork lift,
earth mover,
dump truck,
bulldozer,
grader,
caterpillar,
trench digger,
steamroller;
pile driver;
crane,
wrecking crane.
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Roget 193:
littleness
etc.
adj.;
smallness
etc.
(of quantity)
32;
exiguity,
inextension†;
parvitude†,
parvity†;
duodecimo†;
Elzevir edition,
epitome,
microcosm;
rudiment;
vanishing point;
thinness
etc.
203.
dwarf,
pygmy,
pigmy†,
Liliputian,
chit,
pigwidgeon†,
urchin,
elf;
atomy†,
dandiprat†;
doll,
puppet;
Tom Thumb,
Hop-o'-my-thumb†;
manikin,
mannikin;
homunculus,
dapperling†,
cock-sparrow.
animalcule,
monad,
mite,
insect,
emmet†,
fly,
midge,
gnat,
shrimp,
minnow,
worm,
maggot,
entozoon†;
bacteria;
infusoria†;
microzoa [Micro.];
phytozoaria†;
microbe;
grub;
tit,
tomtit,
runt,
mouse,
small fry;
millet seed,
mustard seed;
barleycorn;
pebble,
grain of sand;
molehill,
button,
bubble.
point;
atom
etc.
(small quantity)
32;
fragment
etc.
(small part)
51;
powder
etc.
330;
point of a pin,
mathematical point;
minutiae
etc.
(unimportance)
643.
micrometer;
vernier;
scale.
microphotography,
photomicrography,
micrography†;
photomicrograph,
microphotograph;
microscopy;
microscope
(optical instruments)
445.
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Dutch: vlieg
Polish: mucha
2 fly
3 fly
An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth.
synonym: fly front.
Polish: rozporek
4 fly
baseball A hit that flies up in the air.
synonym: fly ball.
5 fly
Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.
Polish: mucha
verb
1 fly
Travel through the air; be airborne:
— Man cannot fly.
synonym: wing.
Roget 429:
lose color
etc.
428;
fade,
fly,
go;
become colorless
etc.
adj.;
turn pale,
pale.
deprive of color,
decolorize,
bleach,
tarnish,
achromatize,
blanch,
etiolate,
wash out,
tone down.
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Roget 328:
be brittle
etc.
adj.;
live in a glass house.
break,
crack,
snap,
split,
shiver,
splinter,
crumble,
break short,
burst,
fly,
give way;
fall to pieces;
crumble to,
crumble into dust.
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Roget 274:
move quickly,
trip,
fisk†;
speed,
hie,
hasten,
post,
spank,
scuttle;
scud,
scuddle†;
scour,
scour the plain;
scamper;
run like mad,
beat it;
fly,
race,
run a race,
cut away,
shot,
tear,
whisk,
zoom,
swoosh,
sweep,
skim,
brush;
cut along,
bowl along,
barrel along,
barrel;
scorch,
burn up the track;
rush
etc.
(be violent)
173;
dash on,
dash off,
dash forward;
bolt;
trot,
gallop,
amble,
troll,
bound,
flit,
spring,
dart,
boom;
march in quick time,
march in double time;
ride hard,
get over the ground.
hurry
etc.
(hasten)
684;
accelerate,
put on;
quicken;
quicken one's pace,
mend one's pace;
clap spurs to one's horse;
make haste,
make rapid strides,
make forced marches,
make the best of one's way;
put one's best leg foremost,
stir one's stumps,
wing one's way,
set off at a score;
carry sail,
crowd sail;
go off like a shot,
go like a shot,
go ahead,
gain ground;
outstrip the wind,
fly on the wings of the wind.
keep up with,
keep pace with;
outstrip
etc.
303;
outmarch†.
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Roget 173:
be violent
etc.
adj.;
run high;
ferment,
effervesce;
romp,
rampage,
go on a rampage;
run wild,
run amuck,
run riot;
break the peace;
rush,
tear;
rush headlong,
rush foremost;
raise a storm,
make a riot;
rough house [Slang];
riot,
storm;
wreak,
bear down,
ride roughshod,
out Herod,
Herod;
spread like wildfire
(person).
[shout or act in anger at something],
explode,
make a row,
kick up a row;
boil,
boil over;
fume,
foam,
come on like a lion,
bluster,
rage,
roar,
fly off the handle,
go bananas,
go ape,
blow one's top,
blow one's cool,
flip one's lid,
hit the ceiling,
hit the roof;
fly into a rage
(anger)
900.
break out,
fly out,
burst out;
bounce,
explode,
go off,
displode†,
fly,
detonate,
thunder,
blow up,
crump†,
flash,
flare,
burst;
shock,
strain;
break open,
force open,
prize open.
render violent
etc.
adj.;
sharpen,
stir up,
quicken,
excite,
incite,
annoy,
urge,
lash,
stimulate,
turn on;
irritate,
inflame,
kindle,
suscitate†,
foment;
accelerate,
aggravate,
exasperate,
exacerbate,
convulse,
infuriate,
madden,
lash into fury;
fan the flame;
add fuel to the flame,
pour oil on the fire,
oleum addere camino [Lat.].
explode;
let fly,
fly off;
discharge,
detonate,
set off,
detonize†,
fulminate.
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Roget 109:
elapse,
lapse,
flow,
run,
proceed,
advance,
pass;
roll on,
wear on,
press on;
flit,
fly,
slip,
slide,
glide;
run its course.
run out,
expire;
go by,
pass by;
be past
etc.
122.
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Roget 860:
fear,
stand in awe of;
be afraid
etc.
adj.;
have qualms
etc.
n.;
apprehend,
sit upon thorns,
eye askance;
distrust
etc.
(disbelieve)
485.
hesitate
etc.
(be irresolute)
605;
falter,
funk,
cower,
crouch;
skulk
etc.
(cowardice)
862;
let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would'"
[Macbeth]
take fright,
take alarm;
start,
wince,
flinch,
shy,
shrink;
fly
etc.
(avoid)
623.
tremble,
shake;
shiver,
shiver in one's shoes;
shudder,
flutter;
shake like an aspen leaf,
tremble like an aspen leaf,
tremble all over;
quake,
quaver,
quiver,
quail.
grow pale,
turn pale;
blench,
stand aghast;
not dare to say one's soul is one's own.
inspire fear,
excite fear,
inspire awe,
excite awe;
raise apprehensions†;
be in a daze,
bulldoze [U.S.];
faze,
feeze [U.S.];
give an alarm,
raise an alarm,
sound an alarm;
alarm,
startle,
scare,
cry 'wolf',
disquiet,
dismay;
fright,
frighten,
terrify;
astound;
fright from one's propriety;
fright out of one's senses,
fright out of one's wits,
fright out of one's seven senses;
awe;
strike all of a heap,
strike an awe into,
strike terror;
harrow up the soul,
appall,
unman,
petrify,
horrify;
pile on the agony.
make one's flesh creep,
make one's hair stand on end,
make one's blood run cold,
make one's teeth chatter;
take away one's breath,
stop one's breath;
make one tremble
&c.;
haunt;
prey on the mind,
weigh on the mind.
put in fear,
put in bodily fear;
terrorize,
intimidate,
cow,
daunt,
overawe,
abash,
deter,
discourage;
browbeat,
bully;
threaten
etc.
909.
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2 fly
Move quickly or suddenly.
3 fly
Operate an airplane.
synonyms: aviate, pilot.
Roget 267:
sail;
put to sea
etc.
(depart)
293;
take ship,
get under way;
set sail,
spread sail,
spread canvas;
gather way,
have way on;
make sail,
carry sail;
plow the waves,
plow the deep,
plow the main,
plow the ocean;
walk the waters.
navigate,
warp,
luff†,
scud,
boom,
kedge;
drift,
course,
cruise,
coast;
hug the shore,
hug the land;
circumnavigate.
ply the oar,
row,
paddle,
pull,
scull,
punt,
steam.
swim,
float;
buffet the waves,
ride the storm,
skim,
effleurer [Fr.],
dive,
wade.
fly,
be wafted,
hover,
soar,
flutter,
jet,
orbit,
rocket;
take wing,
take a flight,
take off,
ascend,
blast off,
land,
alight;
wing one's flight,
wing one's way;
aviate;
parachute,
jump,
glide.
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Dutch: vliegen
4 fly
5 fly
6 fly
Be dispersed or disseminated.
7 fly
Change quickly from one emotional state to another.
8 fly
Pass away rapidly.
synonyms: fell, vanish.
Roget 111:
be transient
etc.
adj.;
flit,
pass away,
fly,
gallop,
vanish,
fade,
evaporate;
pass away like a cloud,
pass away like a summer cloud,
pass away like a shadow,
pass away like a dream.
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Dutch: omvliegen, vliegen, voorbijvliegen
9 fly
10 fly
Display in the air or cause to float.
11 fly
Run away quickly.
synonyms: flee, take flight.
Roget 623:
abstain,
refrain,
spare,
not attempt;
not do
etc.
681;
maintain the even tenor of one's way.
eschew,
keep from,
let alone,
have nothing to do with;
keep aloof keep off,
stand aloof,
stand off,
hold aloof,
hold off;
take no part in,
have no hand in.
avoid,
shun;
steer clear of,
keep clear of;
fight shy of;
keep one's distance,
keep at a respectful distance;
keep out of the way,
get out of the way;
evade,
elude,
turn away from;
set one's face against
etc.
(oppose)
708;
deny oneself.
shrink back;
hang back,
hold back,
draw back;
recoil
etc.
277;
retire
etc.
(recede)
287;
flinch,
blink,
blench,
shy,
shirk,
dodge,
parry,
make way for,
give place to.
beat a retreat;
turn tail,
turn one's back;
take to one's heels;
runaway,
run for one's life;
cut and run;
be off like a shot;
fly,
flee;
fly away,
flee away,
run away from;
take flight,
take to flight;
desert,
elope;
make off,
scamper off,
sneak off,
shuffle off,
sheer off;
break away,
tear oneself away,
slip away,
slink away,
steel away,
make away from,
scamper away from,
sneak away from,
shuffle away from,
sheer away from;
slip cable,
part company,
turn one's heel;
sneak out of,
play truant,
give one the go by,
give leg bail,
take French leave,
slope,
decamp,
flit,
bolt,
abscond,
levant,
skedaddle,
absquatulat [U.S.],
cut one's stick,
walk one's chalks,
show a light pair of heels,
make oneself scarce;
escape
etc.
671;
go away
etc.
(depart)
293;
abandon
etc.
624;
reject
etc.
610.
lead one a dance,
lead one a pretty dance;
throw off the scent,
play at hide and seek.
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Roget 293:
depart;
go away;
take one's departure,
set out;
set off,
march off,
put off,
start off,
be off,
move off,
get off,
whip off,
pack off,
go off,
take oneself off;
start,
issue,
march out,
debouch;
go forth,
sally forth;
sally,
set forward;
be gone;
hail from.
leave a place,
quit,
vacate,
evacuate,
abandon;
go off the stage,
make one's exit;
retire,
withdraw,
remove;
vamoose [Slang],
vamose [U.S.];
go one's way,
go along,
go from home;
take flight,
take wing;
spring,
fly,
flit,
wing one's flight;
fly away,
whip away;
embark;
go on board,
go aboard;
set sail' put to sea,
go to sea;
sail,
take ship;
hoist blue Peter;
get under way,
weigh anchor;
strike tents,
decamp;
walk one's chalks,
cut one's stick;
take leave;
say good bye,
bid goodbye
etc.
n.;
disappear
etc.
449;
abscond
etc.
(avoid)
623;
entrain;
inspan†.
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Dutch: ontvluchten, wegvluchten, ontsnappen, knijpen, spankeren, vlieden, vluchten, weglopen
12 fly
Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.
13 fly
14 fly
adjective
1 fly
British informal Not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Moby thesaurus: abscond, absquatulate, advance, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, applique, arachnid, arise, arthropod, ascend, aspire, bait, ball the jack, balloon, barnstorm, barrel, be airborne, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be gone, be no more, be wiped out, bear, beat a retreat, become airborne, beetle, birdlime, bola, bolt, boom, bowl along, brandish, break, breeze, breeze along, brush, bug, bunk, carry, caterpillar, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, centipede, chilopod, claw skyward, clear out, clip, coast, cobweb, conduct, continue, control, convey, copilot, cruise, cut along, cut and run, cut out, daddy longlegs, dance, dart, dash, decamp, dematerialize, depart, desert, die, die away, die out, diplopod, disappear, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, do a fade-out, dragnet, drift, drive, dwindle, elapse, elope, endure, erode, evanesce, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, fade away, fade out, ferry, fishhook, flap, flaunt, flee, fleet, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flourish, flow, flow on, flutter, fly aloft, fly low, foot, freight, fugitate, gain altitude, gill net, glide, glissade, go, go AWOL, go away, go by, go fast, go on, ground bait, hang, harvestman, hasten, hexapod, hide, highball, hightail, hook, hop, hover, hurry, hydroplane, ice-skate, imbrication, insect, jet, jig, jump, jump bail, kite, lap, lapse, lariat, larva, lasso, last, leave no trace, leave the ground, leave the scene, levant, lift, lime, lug, lure, maggot, make knots, make off, make tracks, manhandle, manipulate, melt, melt away, melt like snow, meshes, millepede, millipede, mite, mount, navigate, net, nip, noose, nymph, outstrip the wind, overlap, overlapping, overlay, overlayer, pack, pass, pass away, pass by, pass out, peel off, perish, peter out, pilot, plane, plug, poise, pound net, pour it on, press on, proceed, purse seine, retire from sight, retreat, rip, rise, roll on, roller-skate, run, run along, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, run its course, run off, run on, run out, rush, sail, sailplane, scamper, scape, scoot, scorch, scorpion, screw, scud, seaplane, seine, shake, shoot, show the heels, sideslip, sink, sink away, sizzle, skate, skateboard, skedaddle, ski, skid, skim, skip, skip out, sled, sleigh, slide, slip, slip the cable, slither, snare, sniggle, soar, solo, speed, spider, spinner, spire, springe, squid, storm along, suffer an eclipse, sweep, swing, take, take French leave, take flight, take off, take the air, take to flight, take wing, tarantula, tear, tear along, thunder along, tick, toboggan, toils, tote, transport, trawl, turn tail, undulate, vanish, vanish from sight, volplane, waft, wag, waste, waste away, wave, wear away, whish, whisk, whiz, wield, wigwag, wing, withdraw, wobbler, zing, zip, zoom ... show more.
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