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Detailed Synonyms for butterfly in English

butterfly:

butterfly [the ~] noun

  1. the butterfly
    the butterfly
  2. the butterfly
    – a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down 1
    the butterfly; the butterfly stroke
    – a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down 1
  3. the butterfly
    – diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings 1
    the butterfly
    – diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings 1

butterfly verb

  1. butterfly
    – talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions 1
    to mash; butterfly; to romance; to flirt; to dally; to coquet; philander; chat up; coquette
    – talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions 1
    • mash verb (mashes, mashed, mashing)
    • butterfly verb
    • romance verb (romances, romanced, romancing)
    • flirt verb (flirts, flirted, flirting)
      • My husband never flirts with other women1
    • dally verb (dallies, dallied, dallying)
    • coquet verb (coquets, coquetted, coquetting)
    • philander verb
    • chat up verb
      • The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries1
    • coquette verb
  2. butterfly
    – cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking 1
    butterfly
    – cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking 1
  3. butterfly
    – flutter like a butterfly 1
    butterfly
    – flutter like a butterfly 1

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Related Definitions for "butterfly":

  1. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down1
  2. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings1
  3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions1
  4. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking1
  5. flutter like a butterfly1

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