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Start :: Start (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox..

Hawk Moth :: Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm..

Versus :: Versus (prep.) Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs..

Flyer :: Flyer (n.) Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc..

Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse..

Dor :: Dor (n.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock..

Winged :: Winged (a.) Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel..

Segment :: Segment (n.) A piece in the form of the sector of a circle, or part of a ring; as, the segment of a sectional fly wheel or flywheel rim..

River :: River (v. i.) To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.

Syrphus Fly :: Syrphian (n.) A syrphus fly.

Out :: Out (n.) A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In..

Batfowling :: Batfowling (n.) A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise..

Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..

Breeze Fly :: Breeze fly (n.) A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, and gadfly. They are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The name is also given to different species of botflies..

Ant Thrush :: Ant thrush () One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants..

Visage :: Visage (n.) The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face..

Demoiselle :: Demoiselle (n.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion..

Smokejack :: Smokejack (n.) A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

Sling :: Sling (v. t.) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force..

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