Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved He observed that it was not one of the homely flys from the under-hill town, but apparently from the popular resort across the bay.
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Flys
Synonyms for "flys" (398 found)
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fleesoarvanishabscondabsquatulateadvanceaeroplaneairliftairplanealertappliquearachnidarisearthropodascendaspirebaitball the jackballoonbarnstorm
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barrelbe airbornebe annihilatedbe consumedbe destroyedbe gonebe no morebe wiped outbearbeat a retreatbecome airbornebeetlebirdlimebolaboltboombowl alongbrandishbreakbreezebreeze alongbrushbucketbugbulletbunkbustlecareercarriagecarrycaterpillarceasecease to becease to existcentipedechilopodclaw skywardclear outclipcoastcobwebconductcontinuecontrolconveycopilotcruisecut alongcut and runcut out
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daddy longlegsdancedartdashdecampdematerializedepartdesertdiedie awaydie outdiplopoddisappeardispeldispersedissipatedissolvedo a fade-outdragnetdrift
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drivedustdwindleelapseelopeeludeendureerodeescapeevadeevanesceevaporateexitexpireexplodefadefade awayfade outferryfishhookflapflashflauntfleetflickerflitflitterfloatflourishflowflow onflutterfly aloftfly lowfootfreightfugitategain altitudegarmentgill netglideglissadegogo awaygo awolgo bygo fastgo ongo up in smokeground baithangharvestmanhastenhexapodhidehighballhightailhookhophoverhurriednesshurryhustlehydroplaneice skateice-skateimbricationinsectjetjigjumpjump bailkitelaplapselariatlarva
Related words (199)
lassolastleaveleave no traceleave the groundleave the scenelevantliftlimelugluremaggotmakemake knotsmake offmake tracksmanhandlemanipulatemeltmelt away
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melt like snowmeshesmillepedemillipedemitemountnavigatenetnipnoosenymphoutstrip the windoverlapoverlappingoverlayoverlayerpackpartspasspass awaypass bypass outpass overpeel offpeltperishpeter outpilotplaneplugpoisepound netpour it onpress onproceedpurse seineraceretire from sightretreatripriserollroll onroller skateroller-skaterunrun alongrun awayrun away fromrun away withrun for itrun its courserun offrun onrun outrushsailsailplanescamperscapescootscorchscorpionscourscrewscudscurryseaplaneseineshakesharpshootshow the heelssideslipsinksink awaysizzleskateskateboardskedaddleskiskidskimskipskip outsledsleighslideslipslip the cableslithersmokesnaresnigglesolospeedspiderspinnerspiralspirespringspringesquidstormstorm alongstreaksuffer an eclipseswapsweepswingtaketake flighttake french leavetake offtake the airtake to flighttake wingtarantulatatterteartear alongtent flythunder alongticktoboggantoiltoilstotetransporttrawlturn tailundulatevanish from sightvolplanewaftwagwastewaste awaywavewear awaywhishwhiskwhizwieldwigwagwingwithdrawwobblerzingzipzoom
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