flies

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
noun two-winged insects characterized by active flight
noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

"Now you must do a stunt!" shrieked Ray and Gertie; and Carl hesitatingly sang what he remembered of Forrest Haviland's foolish song: "I went up in a balloon so big The people on the earth they looked like a pig, Like a mice, like a katydid, like flieses and like fleasen." — The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life, Sinclair Lewis

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