Definition of
butterfly has definitions from the fields of sport,zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

Related terms

lepidopterous_insect pierid danaid sulphur_butterfly lycaenid ringlet nymphalid

2
[ verb ] cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

Examples

"butterflied shrimp"

Related terms

unfold cooking

3
[ verb ] flutter like a butterfly

Related terms

flit

4
[ verb ] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Synonyms

flirt coquet mash coquette romance philander dally chat_up

Examples

"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries" "My husband never flirts with other women"

Related terms

talk wanton vamp coquette wolf flirt

5
[ noun ] (sport) a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

Synonyms

butterfly_stroke

Related terms

swimming_stroke dolphin_kick

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Rhymes with

firefly botfly fly overfly gadfly shoofly

Phonetic and Homophones

B AH1 T ER0 F L AY2

Similar Spelling

butterflower butterfat butterbur butterfish butterball butterfield butter_up butterbean Butterbaugh butter_bean

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