Superscripts and Bars - Guide
POS - Part of Speech
n - noun
v - verb
a - adjective
r - adverb
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fly - Prefix
gadfly n
gadfly
noun a persistently annoying person pesterer; cuss; pest; blighter . noun any of various large flies that annoy livestock
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housefly n
housefly
noun common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases Musca domestica; house fly .
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blowfly n
blowfly
noun large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds blow fly .
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horsefly n
horsefly
noun winged fly parasitic on horses Hippobosca equina; horse tick . noun large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals clegg; horse fly; cleg .
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overfly v
botfly n
botfly
noun stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals
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stonefly n
stonefly
noun primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones plecopteran; stone fly .
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sandfly n
sandfly
noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis Phlebotomus papatasii; sand fly .
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blackfly n
blackfly
noun blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets Aphis fabae; bean aphid . noun small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals buffalo gnat; black fly .
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medfly n
medfly
noun small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit Ceratitis capitata; Mediterranean fruit fly .
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butterfly v n
butterfly
noun diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings noun a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down butterfly stroke .
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firefly n
firefly
noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Pyrophorus noctiluca; fire beetle . noun nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs lightning bug .
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dragonfly n
dragonfly
noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. snake doctor; sewing needle; mosquito hawk; skeeter hawk; devil's darning needle; snake feeder; darning needle .
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mayfly n
mayfly
noun slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days shadfly; dayfly .
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whitefly n
sawfly n
sawfly
noun insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
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damselfly n
damselfly
noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
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shoofly n
shoofly
noun an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen noun a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)
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stiffly r
stiffly
adverb in a stiff manner stiff . adverb in a rigid manner rigidly; bolt . the body was rigidly erect he sat bolt upright
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greenfly n
briefly r
briefly
adverb for a short time she visited him briefly was briefly associated with IBM adverb in a concise manner; in a few words in brief; shortly; concisely; in short . the history is summed up concisely in this book she replied briefly briefly, we have a problem to put it shortly
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chiefly r
chiefly
adverb for the most part principally; in the main; mainly; primarily . he is mainly interested in butterflies
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gruffly r
catchfly n
catchfly
noun any plant of the genus Silene campion; silene . noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone lychnis .
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bluffly r
bluffly
adverb in a blunt direct manner brusquely; roundly; bluntly; flat out . he spoke bluntly he stated his opinion flat-out he was criticized roundly
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caddisfly r
caddisfly
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barfly r
barf
noun the matter ejected in vomiting vomit; puke; vomitus . verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; regurgitate; throw up; chuck . After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
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aloofly r
aloof
adjective satellite remote in manner upstage; distant . stood apart with aloof dignity a distant smile he was upstage with strangers adverb in an aloof manner the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the 全民彩票官网登录 had accepted their sons readily enough
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ruffly r
ruff
noun an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal frill . noun a high tight collar ruffle; choker; neck ruff .
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fly - Suffix
flying a v n
flying
noun an instance of traveling by air flight . flying was still an exciting adventure for him verb travel through the air; be airborne fly; wing .
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flyer a n
flyer
noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution handbill; flier; bill; broadside; broadsheet; throwaway; circular . he mailed the circular to all subscribers noun someone who travels by air flier .
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flyers n
flyer
noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution handbill; flier; bill; broadside; broadsheet; throwaway; circular . he mailed the circular to all subscribers noun someone who travels by air flier .
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flyings v n
flying
noun an instance of traveling by air flight . flying was still an exciting adventure for him verb travel through the air; be airborne fly; wing .
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flyover n
flyover
noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels overpass . noun a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground flypast; fly-by .
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flyovers n
flyover
noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels overpass . noun a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground flypast; fly-by .
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flywheel n
flywheel
noun regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
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flywheels n
flywheel
noun regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
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flyswatter n
flyswatter
noun an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects swatter; flyswat .
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flyway n
flyway
noun the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate migration route .
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flytrap n
flyweight n
flyweight
noun weighs no more than 115 pounds noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds
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flyways n
flyway
noun the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate migration route .
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flyspeck a n
flyspeck
noun a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly adjective satellite very small bantam; petite; diminutive; tiny; midget; lilliputian . diminutive in stature a lilliputian chest of drawers her petite figure tiny feet the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
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flytraps n
flyweights n
flyweight
noun weighs no more than 115 pounds noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds
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flyleaf n
flypaper n
flyblown a
flyblown
adjective satellite spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies maggoty . flyblown meat a sack of maggoty apricots adjective satellite foul and run-down and repulsive squalid; sordid . a flyblown bar on the edge of town a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town squalid living conditions sordid shantytowns
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flyleaves n
flycatcher n
flycatcher
noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing Old World flycatcher; true flycatcher . noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing tyrant flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher .
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flycatchers n
flycatcher
noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing Old World flycatcher; true flycatcher . noun large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing tyrant flycatcher; tyrant bird; New World flycatcher .
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flyaway a
flyaway
adjective satellite guided by whim and fancy flighty; head-in-the-clouds; scatterbrained . adjective satellite (of hair or clothing) worn loose her flyaway hair a flyaway coat
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flybridge n
flybridge
noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house flying bridge; fly bridge; monkey bridge .
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flynn n
flynn
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flyby n
flyby
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flysch n
flysch
(Geol.) A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
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flyback n
flyback
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flyball n
flyball
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flybys n
flybys
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flyboy n
flyboy
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flyte n
flyte
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flyting v
flyting
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flyable a
flyable
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flyboys n
flyboys
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flywhisk n
flywhisk
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flyman n
fly - Derived
overflying v
highflyer n
highflying a
highflying
adjective satellite moving upward or along at a considerable height some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it adjective satellite extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company
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butterflyfish n
butterflyfish
noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins flying gurnard; flying robin .
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butterflyfishes n
butterflyfish
noun tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins flying gurnard; flying robin .
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nonflying v
nonflying
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