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flies

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fliesnoun

    (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

Wiktionary

  1. fliesnoun

    The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.

  2. fliesnoun

    The trouser zip

Wikipedia

  1. flies

    Flies is a song by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album Year of the Snitch, on May 22, 2018, through Third Worlds, an imprint of Harvest Records.

ChatGPT

  1. flies

    Flies refer to small winged insects that belong to the Diptera order. They are characterized by their two wings, compound eyes, and sucking or piercing mouthparts. Flies are commonly found all around the world and are known for their role in pollination as well as the transmission of diseases.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flies

    of Fly

Wikidata

  1. Flies

    "Flies" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the June 1953 issue of Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and later appeared in Asimov's collections Nightfall and Other Stories. The author's original title for the story was "King Lear, IV, i, 36–37", but Anthony Boucher, editor at the time, suggested a different title, which became "Flies".

Editors Contribution

  1. fliesverb

    Verb form of the word fly

    The aircraft flies at a specific altitude according to the flight route and flight path


    Submitted by MaryC on May 26, 2023  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FLIES

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Flies is ranked #98099 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Flies surname appeared 185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Flies.

    91.3% or 169 total occurrences were White.
    3.7% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flies in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of flies in a Sentence

  1. Proverb:

    Laws, like the spider's webs, catch the flies and let the hawk go free. #Extraditionplea

  2. Robert Lyday:

    People make too much of the Confederate flag. We need to keep it around to remember our history and learn from it, the state flies it because it is part of its history and I agree with that.

  3. William Blake:

    He who binds to himself a joy Does the winged life destroy But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in eternity's sun rise.

  4. Ayanna Hart:

    The flight attendant said,' Oh, don't worry about him. He flies with us all the time. He's Delta Platinum,'.

  5. Teddy Weisberg:

    I spent a lifetime in the brokerage business where rebates or kickbacks were illegal, so as far as I am concerned it is a flawed business premise, it flies in the face of best execution, as mandated by regulators.

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