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/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ · noun
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring..
It is true. I am like a butterfly, and I shall only live a little while.
butterfly tape; butterfly bandage; butterfly strips
I get terrible butterflies before an exam.
He was affable; therefore he was frivolous. The women liked him; therefore he was a butterfly.
The day came indeed when her breathless auditors learnt from her in bewilderment that what ailed him was that he was, alas, simply not serious. Maisie wept on Mrs. Wix's bosom after hearing that Sir Claude was a butterfly[…].
One potential butterfly could be JFK having another son the year after the POD instead of a daughter.
What does it mean to be a butterfly in Pattaya? It means, just like a butterfly briefly visits many flowers, you will briefly visit many different girls.
butterflied shrimp
Use butterfly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Butterfly means A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring..
Common synonyms include balimbing, apostate, butterfly, changeling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
It is true. I am like a butterfly, and I shall only live a little while.
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