Flit vs. Fly

Flitnoun

A fluttering or darting movement.

Flitnoun

(physics) A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.

Flitnoun

(slang) A homosexual.

Flitverb

To move about rapidly and nimbly.

Flitverb

To move quickly from one location to another.

Flitverb

(physics) To unpredictably change state for short periods of time.

Flitverb

To move house (sometimes a sudden move to avoid debts).

Flitverb

To move a tethered animal to a new, grazing location.

Flitverb

To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.

Flitadjective

Fast, nimble.

Flitverb

To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along.

Flitverb

To flutter; to rove on the wing.

Flitverb

To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate.

Flitverb

To remove from one place or habitation to another.

Flitverb

To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.

Flitadjective

Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet.

Flitnoun

a sudden quick movement

Flitnoun

a secret move (to avoid paying debts);

Flitverb

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Flynoun

(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.

Flynoun

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).

Flynoun

Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.

Flynoun

(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.

Flynoun

(weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)

Flynoun

(obsolete) A witch's familiar.

Flynoun

(obsolete) A parasite.

Flynoun

(swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys)

Flynoun

A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.

Flynoun

(obsolete) The action of flying; flight.

Flynoun

An act of flying.

Flynoun

(baseball) A fly ball.

Flynoun

A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys).

Flynoun

A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.

Flynoun

(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.

Flynoun

The free edge of a flag.

Flynoun

The horizontal length of a flag.

Flynoun

(weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.

Flynoun

The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.

Flynoun

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

Flynoun

Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.

Flynoun

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 flywheel.

Flynoun

(historical) A light horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation.

Flynoun

In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.

Flynoun

The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.

Flynoun

(weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.

Flynoun

The person who took the printed sheets from the press.

Flynoun

A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.

Flynoun

One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.

Flynoun

(cotton manufacture) waste cotton

Flynoun

A wing.

Flyverb

(intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.

Flyverb

To flee, to escape (from).

Flyverb

To cause to fly travel or float in the air: to transport via air or the like.

Flyverb

To be accepted, come about or work out.

Flyverb

(intransitive) To travel very fast, hasten.

Flyverb

To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.

Flyverb

To display (a flag) on a flagpole.

Flyverb

To hunt with a hawk.

Flyverb

To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).

Flyadjective

Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.

Flyadjective

(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.

Flyadjective

(slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.

Flyadjective

Sneaky

Flyverb

To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.

Flyverb

To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.

Flyverb

To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.

Flyverb

To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.

Flyverb

To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.

Flyverb

To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; - usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart.

Flyverb

To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.

Flyverb

To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.

Flyverb

To hunt with a hawk.

Flyverb

To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane.

Flynoun

Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.

Flynoun

A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, - used for fishing.

Flynoun

A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.

Flynoun

A parasite.

Flynoun

A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse.

Flynoun

The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end.

Flynoun

The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.

Flynoun

That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.

Flynoun

Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.

Flynoun

The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.

Flynoun

The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.

Flynoun

A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.

Flynoun

Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press.

Flynoun

The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place.

Flynoun

One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.

Flynoun

The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.

Flynoun

A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called fly ball.

Flynoun

Waste cotton.

Flyadjective

Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.

Flynoun

two-winged insects characterized by active flight

Flynoun

flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

Flynoun

an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth

Flynoun

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

Flynoun

fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

Flyverb

travel through the air; be airborne;

Flyverb

move quickly or suddenly;

Flyverb

fly a plane

Flyverb

transport by aeroplane;

Flyverb

cause to fly or float;

Flyverb

be dispersed or disseminated;

Flyverb

change quickly from one emotional state to another;

Flyverb

pass away rapidly;

Flyverb

travel in an airplane;

Flyverb

display in the air or cause to float;

Flyverb

run away quickly;

Flyverb

travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;

Flyverb

hit a fly

Flyverb

decrease rapidly and disappear;

Flyadjective

(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Fly

Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- , and πτερόν pteron . Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics.