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but·ter·fly
 butterfly
- pronunciation:
- buh
t
 r
flaI
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
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butterflies |
| definition 1: |
any of a large group of insects closely related to the moths, with large, often brightly colored wings.
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| definition 2: |
someone who moves constantly from one activity to another, esp. in social life.
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| definition 3: |
in swimming, a form of the breaststroke.
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| related words: |
monarch |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
in cooking, having been cut and spread out so as to look like a butterfly.
butterfly prawn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
butterflied, butterflies, butterflying |
| definition: |
in cooking, to cut and spread out so as to look like a butterfly.
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| derivation: |
butterflied (adj.) |
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