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(n)
(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
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(v)
(transitive) To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
a printed leaflet or pamphlet
(idiomatic) To begin flying; to become airborne or aloft; to take off and fly
A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
To operate an aircraft.
(intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
(adj)
Attentive; awake; on guard.
(baseball, softball) A batted ball that has been hit into the air above the outfield; a fly.
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.
The pintail, wigeon, pochard, or smew.
Any of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
(heraldry) A heraldic symbol consisting of a pair of outstretched wings, often conjoined at their shoulders.
(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).
Something used to swat with; a flyswatter.
A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
(intransitive) To produce an air current.
(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
(chiefly US, Australia) A zip fastener.
To move about rapidly and nimbly.
A stroke; a blow.
An airplane; an aeroplane.
(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
(transitive, intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
The pulsation of the heart.
(heading, physical) To strike.
(intransitive) To remain stationary or float in the air.
Alternative form of takeoff. [A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.]
A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
Alternative spelling of space flight. [(uncountable) Flight into, from or through space.]
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
(intransitive) To fly high with little effort, like a bird.
(transitive) To grasp and remove quickly.
(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
That which flies, as a bird or insect.
The act of flying.
(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
(intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
(transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
Alternative spelling of air force. [A branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy.]
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
To move swiftly.
(intransitive) To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.
(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
(crime) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
The act of stealing property.
(aviation, Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
That has been stolen.
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
(transitive, sometimes figurative) To free from the condition of being stuck.
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
(chiefly US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
(uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft.
(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
(of airspace) In which aircraft are forbidden to fly.
To operate a vehicle:
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.]
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.