Word

fly, n.
(flies)
freq. cnt. 9

two-winged insects characterized by active flight
<noun.animal> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

fly

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

member holonym

Diptera, order Diptera

hypernym

dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron

part meronym

alula, calypter

hyponym

housefly, house fly, Musca domestica tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossina blowfly, blow fly flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria tachina fly gadfly bee fly horn fly, Haematobia irritans

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fly fly ball

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit, hitting, striking

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hyponym

blast pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up liner, line drive flare Texas leaguer

an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fly fly front

semantic pointers

hypernym

part holonym

flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fly fly sheet rainfly tent flap tent-fly

semantic pointers

hypernym

part holonym

fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
<noun.artifact>

fly

semantic pointers

hyponym

dry fly streamer fly wet fly

hypernym

fisherman's lure, fish lure