fly's

Belonging to vermin

Fly's is the possessive form of fly.

It indicates something belonging to or associated with a fly—the small winged insect: a fly's wings, a fly's lifespan.

The form appears in phrases like a fly's eye view or the expression wouldn't hurt a fly's feelings.

insect

wings

Limbs for flight

larvae · maggot · antenna · proboscis · housefly · bluebottle · pest · breeding · filth · landing

trouser

zipper

Toothed closure device

undone · checked · fastener · front · pants · embarrassment · unzipped · flap · concealed · fabric

fishing

lure

Thing that tempts

hook · nymph · streamer · cast · presentation · drift · hatch · imitation · feather · thread

baseball

ball

Spherical plaything or gala

sacrifice · caught · dropped · fielder · trajectory · arc · hang time · warning track · glove · homer

tent

covering

Layer that shields or hides

poles · stakes · guylines · shelter · camping · outer · nylon · ripstop · attachment · pitched

Opposites
creature type possession

fly'sbird's

Of a feathered flyer

eagle's · elephant's · whale's · human's · mammal's

size/scale of creature

fly'selephant's

Of the largest land animal

whale's · dinosaur's · giant's · mammoth's

cultural valence

fly'sbutterfly's

Of a winged pollinator

bee's · bird's · eagle's · dove's · swan's

Phrases
Family

fly, flying, flyer, flyers, flyable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G