Hypernyms for "fly"
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abscond
absquatulate
airlift
balloon
bee fly
blast
blow fly
blowfly
bolt
break
break loose
buzz
decamp
defect
desert
dry fly
elope
escape
flare
flat-hat
flesh fly
flight
fly blind
fly contact
fly on
gadfly
get away
glide
glossina
go off
Haematobia irritans
hang glide
hedgehop
high-tail
horn fly
house fly
housefly
hover
hydroplane
jet
kite
lift
line drive
liner
make off
Musca domestica
pop fly
pop-fly
pop-up
rack
red-eye
run off
Sarcophaga carnaria
seaplane
soar
solo
stampede
streamer fly
tachina fly
test fly
Texas leaguer
tsetse
tsetse fly
tzetze
tzetze fly
wet fly
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.