flies
/flaɪz/
noun
- Small insects with two wings, especially the common housefly.
- We need to fix the screen door to keep the flies out.
- Flies can carry germs, so it's important to keep food covered.
- The kitchen was full of flies buzzing around the fruit bowl.
- The front opening of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons.
- He forgot to zip his flies after using the restroom.
- The tailor fixed the button on the flies of my jeans.
- Make sure your flies are done up before you leave the house.
verb
- Third person singular present tense of 'fly': moves through the air using wings or an aircraft.
- She flies to Chicago every month for business meetings.
- He flies a small plane as a hobby on weekends.
- The bird flies south for the winter every year.