nnoun.animaldiurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wingsHypernyms:lepidopteran lepidopteron lepidopterous insect
Inherited Hypernyms:butterflylepidopterous insectinsectarthropodinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:brush-footed butterflydanaiddanaid butterflyfour-footed butterflylycaenidlycaenid butterflynymphalidnymphalid butterflypieridpierid butterflyringletringlet butterflysulfur butterflysulphur butterfly
Full Hyponyms:admiralamerican copperanglewingbanded purplebluecabbage butterflycommacopperdanaidemperor butterflyfritillaryhairstreaklarge whitelycaenidmonarchmourning cloaknymphalidpainted beautypeacockpieridpurple emperorred-spotted purplered admiralringletsilverspotsmall whitesouthern cabbage butterflystrymon melinussulphur butterflytortoiseshellviceroywhite admiral
nnoun.acta swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and downSynset:butterfly stroke
Hypernyms:swimming stroke
Inherited Hypernyms:butterflyswimming strokestrokelocomotionmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:dolphin kick
vverb.motionflutter like a butterflyHypernyms:dart fleet flit flutter
Inherited Hypernyms:butterflyflittravel rapidlytravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactcut and spread open, as in preparation for cookingTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Hypernyms:open spread spread out unfold
Inherited Hypernyms:butterflyunfoldundochange by reversalchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationtalk or behave amorously, without serious intentionsSynset:chat up coquet coquette dally flirt mash philander romance
Examples:- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
- My husband never flirts with other women
Derivationally Related Form:flirtingmashercoquetteflirtationdallianceflirtcoquetryromance
Hypernyms:speak talk
Inherited Hypernyms:chat uptalkcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:vampwanton
Full Troponyms:vampwanton
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s somebody (apply to: chat up) | Sam wants to --- with Sue (apply to: flirt, dally) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: chat up)