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Meaning of "grayfly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAYFLY

grayfly  [ˈɡreɪˌflaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAYFLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grayfly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAYFLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of grayfly in the English dictionary

The definition of grayfly in the dictionary is a botfly, being any of various stout-bodied hairy dipterous flies of the families Oestridae and Gasterophilidae.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAYFLY


blackfly
ˈblækˌflaɪ
blowfly
ˈbləʊˌflaɪ
botfly
ˈbɒtˌflaɪ
butterfly
ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ
catchfly
ˈkætʃˌflaɪ
damselfly
ˈdæmzəlˌflaɪ
dayfly
ˈdeɪˌflaɪ
dragonfly
ˈdræɡənˌflaɪ
firefly
ˈfaɪəˌflaɪ
gadfly
ˈɡædˌflaɪ
glowfly
ˈɡləʊˌflaɪ
greenfly
ˈɡriːnˌflaɪ
horsefly
ˈhɔːsˌflaɪ
housefly
ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ
mayfly
ˈmeɪˌflaɪ
sandfly
ˈsændˌflaɪ
sawfly
ˈsɔːˌflaɪ
stonefly
ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ
test-fly
ˈtɛstˌflaɪ
whitefly
ˈwaɪtˌflaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAYFLY

gravy
gravy boat
gravy train
gray
Gray code
Gray´s Inn
grayback
graybeard
graybearded
grayfish
graying
graylag
grayle
grayling
grayly
graymail
grayout
grayscale
graywacke
graywater

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAYFLY

barfly
black fly
briefly
caddis fly
chiefly
crane fly
dry fly
fly
fruit fly
gruffly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
overfly
peacock butterfly
refly
ruffly
Spanish fly
stiffly
tsetse fly

Synonyms and antonyms of grayfly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «grayfly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAYFLY

Find out the translation of grayfly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grayfly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grayfly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

grayfly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grayfly
570 millions of speakers

English

grayfly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

grayfly
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

grayfly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

grayfly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grayfly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grayfly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grayfly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grayfly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

grayfly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

grayfly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kangkang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

grayfly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grayfly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रे फ्लाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grayfly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grayfly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grayfly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

grayfly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grayfly
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

grayfly
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

grayfly
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

grayfly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grayfly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grayfly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAYFLY»

The term «grayfly» is used very little and occupies the 162.805 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAYFLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grayfly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grayfly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grayfly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAYFLY»

Discover the use of grayfly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grayfly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Paradise Regained
25 Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the mom, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grayfly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, 30 Oft till the star that  ...
John Milton, William Kerrigan, John Peter Rumrich, 2012
2
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete ...
25 Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the mom, We drove afield, and both together heard What time the grayfly winds her sultry horn, Batt'ning our flocks with the fresh dews of night, 30 Oft till the star that  ...
John Milton, William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, 2012
3
Pan: A Pastoral of the First Age, Together with Some Other Poems
... beetle's drum. Cuonus; Hylax now the chorus join, Mix thy sonorous base with mine (etc.) O'er the dewy twilight lawn Hark the grayfly winds his horn, Dapper fairies join around Their airy hands and beat the ground, Withfquips and cranks ( 53)
Thomas Ign. Maria Forster, 1840
4
The American Review
... in which the bravest champions of the realm were to display their prowess. Accordingly, a great space was cleared before the throne for the lists ; and, when all was ready, Grayfly, the herald, wound his horn to call the knights into the field.
‎1848
5
Harvey's A. B. C. domestic code, with appendix: 14000 code ...
... Expenses greatly reduced gravigrade Will be very Expensive graviineter If not too expensive gravitates Must not be very expensive gravity When will the time of — Expire? graybeard Will not expire until — grayfly Renew surely before Policy ...
‎1885
6
A Dictionary of the Spanish and English Languages: Abridged ...
Gray, a. Gris; tejón. — a. Fardo. Gravbeard, *. Barbicano. Grayfly, a (Knt) Trompetilla, mosca parda. Grayish, я. Pardusco; entrecano. Grayling, A (let) Umbla. Grayncss, a Gris la calidad do ser pardo. To Graze, r»t. Pacer; rozar. — ra . Pastorear.
Mariano Velázquez de la Cadena, 1858
7
Naval Institute Proceedings
S. Grayfly, Lieutenant C. H. Heath-Caldwell, D. S. C. .S. Stonefly, Lieutenant M. Singleton, D. S. O. .S.Mayfl_v. Lieutenant R. H. Lilley, D. S. C. . S. Water/1y, Act. Commander Charles T. Gervers. . S. Firefly, Lieut. Commander C. J. F. EClCllS.
‎1917
8
Atlas, The, universal travellers' and tourists' telegraphic ...
Gravamen Gravarent Gravasti Gravato Graveler Graveless Gravella Graverais Gravescas Gravibus Gravidez Gravido Gravisco Gravity Gravons Gravosos Grayfly Grayish Grayling Greatness Greaves Grecage Greceam Grecesco Grecolo ...
Thomas Walter Hartfield, 1896
9
The new general and mining telegraph code
Gravity Graybird . Grayfalcon Grayflies . Grayfly Grayish Grayle . . Graylings . Graymalkin Graymare . Graymillet Grayowl . Graypease Graywacke Grazierly . Greasebox Greasecock Greatborn Greatcoats Greatest . Greatly . Grecianize Grecism .
C. Algernon Moreing, Thomas Neal, 1901
10
Fodor's Chile: Including Argentine Patagonia
... Gray Fly Fishing 65/232-496 www.grayfly.com Hotel Llcarayen Puerto Varas 65/232-305 www.hotelllcarayen.cl Hotel Puerto Pilar 65/335-378 www. hotelpuertopllar.cl Cabins Rio Puelo 90/940-643 www.southernchllexp.com COYHAIOUE ...
Adam Taplin, 2008

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