Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
fell (noun) | fly (noun) |
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the act of felling something (as a tree) | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth |
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | |
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect |
fell (adjective) | fly (adjective) |
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked |
fell (verb) | fly (verb) |
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | decrease rapidly and disappear |
sew a seam by folding the edges | change quickly from one emotional state to another |
pass away rapidly | transport by aeroplane |
hit a fly | |
travel through the air; be airborne | |
operate an airplane | |
move quickly or suddenly | |
run away quickly | |
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | |
travel in an airplane | |
pass away rapidly | |
cause to fly or float | |
be dispersed or disseminated | |
display in the air or cause to float |