Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee..

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Whitewall :: Whitewall (n.) The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of the under parts.
Tatter :: Tatter (n.) A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the plural..
Quatuor :: Quatuor (n.) A quartet; -- applied chiefly to instrumental compositions.
Flyspeck :: Flyspeck (v. t.) To soil with flyspecks.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as, to discharge a horrible oath..
Britt :: Britt (n.) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon which the right whales feed.
Port :: Port (v. t.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; -- said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm..
Spindletail :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots..
Volador :: Volador (n.) The Atlantic flying gurnard. See under Flying.
Carinatae :: Carinatae (n. pl.) A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone..
Wheeled :: Wheeled (a.) Having wheels; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a four-wheeled carriage..
Remain :: Remain (n.) That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag..
Gale-opithecus :: Gale-opithecus (n.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo..
Gyrostat :: Gyrostat (n.) A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a thin flange of metal for supporting the instrument. It is used in studying the dynamics of rotating bodies..
Sarcophagan :: Sarcophagan (n.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste..
Mariposa Lily :: Mariposa lily () One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California..
Progne :: Progne (n.) An American butterfly (Polygonia, / Vanessa, Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma..
Scat :: Scat (interj.) Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.
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