Definition of fly

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Fly (v. i.) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below)..

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Hollow :: Hollow (adv.) Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow. See All, adv..
Beaver :: Beaver (n.) Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly for making overcoats..
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..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the union to the extreme end..
Bullfly :: Bullfly (n.) Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies..
Outfly :: Outfly (v. t.) To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than.
Hopper :: Hopper (n.) The larva of a cheese fly.
Lecythis :: Lecythis (n.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceae, having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers..
Spider :: Spider (n.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc..
Horn :: Horn (n.) The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn..
Cupola :: Cupola (n.) A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works..
Blown :: Blown (p. p. & a.) Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; fly blown.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.
Hallelujah :: Hallelujah (n. & interj.) Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration..
Mida :: Mida (n.) The larva of the bean fly.
Flute :: Flute (n.) A kind of flyboat; a storeship.
Top :: Top (v. t.) To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle.
Wright :: Wright (n.) One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business; an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel..
Water Bug :: Water bug () Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidae. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at night..
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