Dictionary Entry
butterfly
butterfly is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal Lepidoptera.
- 2noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
- 3noun
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- 4verb
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"
"My husband never flirts with other women"
- 5verb
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
"butterflied shrimp"
- 6verb
flutter like a butterfly
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