Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.

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Union :: Union (n.) A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain..
Midget :: Midget (n.) A minute bloodsucking fly.
Flyfish :: Flyfish (n.) A California scorpaenoid fish (Sebastichthys rhodochloris), having brilliant colors..
Check :: Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended..
Wallaby :: Wallaby (n.) Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and bushy plains..
Haybird :: Haybird (n.) The European spotted flycatcher.
Notandum :: Notandum (n.) A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color..
Math :: Math (n.) A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an aftermath..
Sterling :: Sterling (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used..
Defly :: Defly (adv.) Deftly.
Cantharidin :: Cantharidin (n.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms..
Flying Squirrel :: Flying squirrel () One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long leaps..
Cast :: Cast (v. i.) To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook..
Avolate :: Avolate (v. i.) To fly away; to escape; to exhale.
Slop :: Slop (v. i.) A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the plural.
Haloid :: Haloid (a.) Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides..
Tabasheer :: Tabasheer (n.) A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To let fly, as a missile; to shoot..
Wingmanship :: Wingmanship (n.) Power or skill in flying.
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