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| NOUN | 1 | butterfly | Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings |
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| 2 | butterfly, butterfly stroke | A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | |
| VERB | 1 | butterfly | Flutter like a butterfly |
| 2 | butterfly | Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking | |
| 3 | butterfly, chat up, flirt, dally, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash | Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions |
| Sounds | bah'terflay. |
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| Rhymes | alkali, ally, apply, and 25 more rhymes in lay... |
| Meaning | Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings. |
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| Broader | lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran |
| Narrower | nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly; ringlet, ringlet butterfly; danaid, danaid butterfly; pierid, pierid butterfly; sulphur butterfly, sulfur butterfly; lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly |
| Meaning | A swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down. |
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| Synonyms | butterfly stroke |
| Parts | dolphin kick |
| Broader | swimming stroke |
| Meaning | Flutter like a butterfly. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
| Broader | flit, flutter, fleet, dart |
| Meaning | Cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation |
| Broader | unfold, spread, spread out, open |
| Meaning | Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | chat up, flirt, dally, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash |
| Broader | talk, speak |
| Narrower | wanton; vamp |
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