Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the union to the extreme end..

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Rumor :: Rumor (n.) A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety..
Fly-catching :: Fly-catching (a.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.
Casemate :: Casemate (n.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices..
Cyamellone :: Cyamellone (n.) A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and known chiefly in its salts; -- called also hydromellonic acid..
Jawed :: "Jawed (a.) Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed..
Catchfly :: Catchfly (n.) A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly..
Devil's Darning-needle :: Devil's darning-needle () A dragon fly. See Darning needle, under Darn, v. t..
Flatbill :: Flatbill (n.) Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers.
Mention :: Mention (v. t.) To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel..
Especially :: Especially (adv.) In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree.
Saufly :: Saufly (adv.) Safely.
Thiefly :: Thiefly (a. & adv.) Like a thief; thievish; thievishly.
Uraninite :: Uraninite (n.) A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead, thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende..
Gnat :: Gnat (n.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See Mosquito..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Notation :: Notation (n.) Any particular system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity, or operations..
Excursion :: Excursion () A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country..
Paleocrinoidea :: Paleocrinoidea (n. pl.) A suborder of Crinoidea found chiefly in the Paleozoic rocks.
Visage :: Visage (n.) The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face..
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