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flies

 (flīz)
v.
Third person singular present tense of fly1.
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flies

The space above the stage where scenery and lighting can hang out of audience view.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.flies - (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays
space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
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Translations

flies

pl (Brit: on trousers) → (Hosen)schlitz m
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flies

pl de fly
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And the willow-wren summoned everything which flew in the air, not only birds, large and small, but midges, and hornets, bees and flies had to come.
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Greedy!" to the bird that flies away with the big crust, you know now that you ought not to do this, for he is very likely taking it to Peter Pan.
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Flee, my friend, into thy solitude: I see thee stung all over by the poisonous flies. Flee thither, where a rough, strong breeze bloweth!
Exhausted I see thee, by poisonous flies; bleeding I see thee, and torn at a hundred spots; and thy pride will not even upbraid.
Thy neighbours will always be poisonous flies; what is great in thee--that itself must make them more poisonous, and always more fly-like.
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A swarm of hungry blood-sucking flies settled upon him.
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She flies, she is joyous, she is just born; she seeks the spring, the open air, liberty: oh, yes!
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But I only had a few flies, mainly traditional patterns like Greenwells Glory, Peter Ross, Butcher, Soldier Palmer, and a couple of Iron Blue Dun dry flies.
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Your typical lead dumbbell weighted flies, such as Clousers, are always a good pick but sometimes you may want a fly with a different look depending on what it is you're trying to imitate.
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Fruit flies belonging to the genus, Bactrocera are among the major pests of fruits worldwide.
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AS YOU KNOW, EVERY FARM needs to have a pest control program in place, as flies can be far more than just an annoyance.
Shoo, fly: it can be a daily battle, but keeping flies from taking over is important

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