fly vs buzz
buzz vs flyfly and buzz both are nouns.
fly is an adjective but buzz is not an adjective.
fly and buzz both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| buzz | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
buzz is a hyponym of
fly; that is, buzz is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
fly:
- fly: travel through the air; be airborne
- buzz: fly low
| fly (noun) | buzz (noun) |
|---|---|
| (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | a confusion of activity and gossip |
| two-winged insects characterized by active flight | sound of rapid vibration |
| 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 |
| fly (adjective) | buzz (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked |
| fly (verb) | buzz (verb) |
|---|---|
| decrease rapidly and disappear | call with a buzzer |
| change quickly from one emotional state to another | fly low |
| transport by aeroplane | make a buzzing sound |
| hit a fly | be noisy with activity |
| 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 |
Words related to "fly"
- Britain
- Diptera
- Great Britain
- Haematobia irritans
- Musca domestica
- Sarcophaga carnaria
- Texas leaguer
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- abscond
- absquatulate
- air
- air travel
- aircraft
- airlift
- alert
- alula
- aviate
- aviation
- ball
- balloon
- baseball
- baseball game
- be adrift
- bee fly
- blast
- blow
- blow fly
- blowfly
- bolt
- break
- break away
- break loose
- bunk
- buzz
- calypter
- carry
- change
- colloquialism
- control
- decamp
- decrease
- defect
- desert
- diminish
- dipteran
- dipteron
- dipterous insect
- drift
- dry fly
- elapse
- elope
- escape
- fall
- fell
- fish lure
- fisherman's lure
- flap
- flare
- flat-hat
- flee
- flesh fly
- flier
- flight
- float
- fly
- fly ball
- fly blind
- fly contact
- fly front
- fly on
- fly sheet
- fly tent
- fly the coop
- flyer
- flying
- gadfly
- garment
- get away
- glide
- glide by
- glossina
- go
- go along
- go by
- go off
- hang glide
- head for the hills
- hedgehop
- high-tail
- hightail
- hightail it
- hit
- hitting
- horn fly
- house fly
- housefly
- hover
- hydroplane
- jet
- journey
- kite
- lam
- lapse
- lessen
- lift
- line drive
- liner
- locomote
- make off
- move
- opening
- operate
- order Diptera
- pass
- pilot
- pop fly
- pop-fly
- pop-up
- rack
- rainfly
- red-eye
- run
- run away
- run off
- sailplane
- scarper
- scat
- seaplane
- show
- slide by
- slip away
- slip by
- soar
- solo
- stampede
- streamer fly
- striking
- tachina fly
- take flight
- take to the woods
- tent flap
- tent-fly
- test fly
- transport
- travel
- tsetse
- tsetse fly
- turn tail
- two-winged insects
- tzetze
- tzetze fly
- vanish
- vaporize
- watchful
- wet fly
- wing
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