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Flies
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FLYZ
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Simple meaning
What does Flies mean?
Flying insects or moves through air.
Dictionary definition
Small flying insects; also moves through the air.
Example sentences
Flies in a sentence
easy
Flies buzzed near the fruit.
medium
The kite flies high in the wind.
hard
Flies can mean insects or the present-tense form of fly.
Synonyms
Words like Flies
insectsSmall animals with six legs.
flyRelated word that supports the meaning of flies.
Antonyms
Opposite words
crawlsMoves slowly on a surface.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to flies, depending on context.
Word family
Flies word family
Base word
flies
noun
flieses
More than one flies.
verb
fliesed
Past form of flies.
verb
fliesing
Action form of flies.
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What does flies mean?
Flies means flying insects or moves through air.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to flies?
Insects is close in meaning to flies in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of flies?
Crawls contrasts with flies.
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