flies
Travels by air
Flies is the plural of fly in its noun senses—the common insect, the zipper flap on trousers your flies are undone, or the space above a theater stage.
As a verb, flies is the third-person singular: She flies to Boston every week, Time flies.
In baseball, a player flies out by hitting a ball caught in the air.
Dwellings or low shoes
- floatsRemains on surface
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
grid · wings · borders · masking · scenery · backdrop · stagecraft · proscenium
Pest takeover situation
- swatHit something sharply
- flyswatterHandheld bug killer
- verminHarmful small animals
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
exterminate · repellent · swarm · maggots · disease · sanitation · contamination · fumigation
Sensory appendages on insects
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- maggotImmature fly stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pupaInsect's resting stage
chitin · thorax · abdomen · proboscis · diptera · mosquito · dragonfly · entomology
Toothed closure device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- fasteningJoining two parts together
- unbuttonedFreed from fasteners
- unzippedOpened via slider
One who steers aircraft
- airplanePowered flying machine
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
takeoff · landing · soar · glide · aviator · airborne · aircraft · jet
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- maggotsLarval flies
- carcassSlaughtered animal's body
carrion · stench · putrid · bloating · cadaver · festering · spoilage · death
flats
Dwellings or low shoes
- floatsRemains on surface
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
rigging · grid · wings · borders · masking · scenery · backdrop · stagecraft · proscenium · counterweight
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- swatHit something sharply
- flyswatterHandheld bug killer
- verminHarmful small animals
nuisance · exterminate · repellent · swarm · maggots · disease · sanitation · contamination · fumigation · flypaper
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- maggotImmature fly stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
pupa · chitin · thorax · abdomen · proboscis · diptera · mosquito · dragonfly · entomology · arthropod
zipper
Toothed closure device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- fasteningJoining two parts together
- unbuttonedFreed from fasteners
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- airplanePowered flying machine
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- airspaceRegulated overhead flight zone
altitude · takeoff · landing · soar · glide · aviator · airborne · aircraft · jet · propeller
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- maggotsLarval flies
carcass · carrion · stench · putrid · bloating · cadaver · festering · spoilage · death · corpse
hum
Low steady sound
swarming · circling · hovering · darting · landing · crawling · flitting · zigzag · erratic · annoying
swift
Moving with speed
flash · whiz · dart · race · hurtle · bolt · rush · rapid · quick · flee
- time fliesPerception of accelerating duration
- take flightDepart swiftly, often fearfully
- flies under the radarEvades scrutiny or notice
- fight or flightThreat-triggered physiological state
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
- fruit fliesSmall insects attracted to ripeness