butterfly

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  butterfly 
 
  Sense  3 
  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  vamp 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  butterfly 
 
  Sense  3 
  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  wanton 
  =>  vamp 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  butterfly 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  3  senses  of  butterfly 
 
  Sense  1 
  butterfly 
  =>  flit,  flutter,  fleet,  dart 
 
  Sense  2 
  butterfly 
  =>  unfold,  spread,  spread  out  open 
 
  Sense  3 
  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  talk,  speak 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  butterfly  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  Sense  1 
  butterfly 
  =>  flit,  flutter,  fleet,  dart 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  butterfly 
  =>  unfold,  spread,  spread  out  open 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash 
  =>  talk,  speak 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  butterfly 
  brush-footed  butterfly 
  butterfly 
  butterfly  bush 
  butterfly  collector 
  butterfly  effect 
  butterfly  fish 
  butterfly  flower 
  butterfly  orchid 
  butterfly  orchis 
  butterfly  pea 
  butterfly  plant 
  butterfly  ray 
  butterfly  stroke 
  butterfly  valve 
  butterfly  weed 
  butterflyfish 
  cabbage  butterfly 
  comma  butterfly 
  danaid  butterfly 
  emperor  butterfly 
  four-footed  butterfly 
  greater  butterfly  orchid 
  hairstreak  butterfly 
  lesser  butterfly  orchid 
  lycaenid  butterfly 
  milkweed  butterfly 
  monarch  butterfly 
  mourning  cloak  butterfly 
  nymphalid  butterfly 
  peacock  butterfly 
  pierid  butterfly 
  southern  cabbage  butterfly 
  sulfur  butterfly 
  sulphur  butterfly 
  tortoiseshell  butterfly 
 
  Overview  of  noun  butterfly 
 
  The  noun  butterfly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  butterfly  --  (diurnal  insect  typically  having  a  slender  body  with  knobbed  antennae  and  broad  colorful  wings) 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  The  verb  butterfly  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  butterfly  --  (flutter  like  a  butterfly) 
  2.  butterfly  --  (cut  and  spread  open  as  in  preparation  for  cooking;  "butterflied  shrimp") 
  3.  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash  --  (talk  or  behave  amorously,  without  serious  intentions;  "The  guys  always  try  to  chat  up  the  new  secretaries";  "My  husband  never  flirts  with  other  women") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  butterfly 
 
  The  noun  butterfly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  butterfly  --  (diurnal  insect  typically  having  a  slender  body  with  knobbed  antennae  and  broad  colorful  wings) 
  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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  butterfly 
 
  The  verb  butterfly  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  butterfly  --  (flutter  like  a  butterfly) 
  2.  butterfly  --  (cut  and  spread  open  as  in  preparation  for  cooking;  "butterflied  shrimp") 
  3.  chat  up  flirt,  dally,  butterfly,  coquet,  coquette,  romance,  philander,  mash  --  (talk  or  behave  amorously,  without  serious  intentions;  "The  guys  always  try  to  chat  up  the  new  secretaries";  "My  husband  never  flirts  with  other  women") 

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