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flies

  • /flaɪz/

Rhymes with -aɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of fly

noun

  1. plural, plural only The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung. […] I was born in the dressing-room, suckled in the flies, educated in the lobby, and brought up in the property-room […]

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of fly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: patch, steal, hover, float, bugs, pilot, heads, runs, steals, sauce, dessert, vole, beats, birds, boosts, fleas

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flies. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flies

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"flies." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flies.

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@misc{flies_2026,
  title = {flies},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flies},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}