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Definition butterflyers

Etymology

From Middle English buterflie, butturflye, boterflye, from Old English butorfl?oge, buttorfl?oge, buterfl?oge (from butere (“butter”)), equivalent to butter +‎ fly. Cognate with Dutch botervlieg, German Butterfliege (“butterfly”). The name may have originally been applied to butterflies of a yellowish color, and/or reflected a belief that butterflies ate milk and butter (compare German Molkendieb (“butterfly”, literally “whey thief”) and Low German Botterlicker (“butterfly”, literally “butter-licker”)), or that they excreted a butter-like substance (compare Dutch boterschijte (“butterfly”, literally “butter-shitter”)). Compare also German Schmetterling from Schmetten (“cream”), German Low German Bottervögel (“butterfly”, literally “butter-fowl”). More at butter, fly.

An alternate theory suggests that the first element may have originally been butor- (“beater”), a mutation of b?atan (“to beat”).

Noun

butterfly (plural butterflies)

  1. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. [from 11th c.]
  2. A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
  3. (swimming) The butterfly stroke. [from 20th c.]
  4. (in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
  5. (now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable. [from 17th c.]

Verb

butterfly (third-person singular simple present butterflies, present participle butterflying, simple past and past participle butterflied)

  1. (transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
  2. (transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.

Results 491 Words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS

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6 letter words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS ↑
BEFRET 12
BELFRY 15
BELTER 10
BEREFT 12
BERETS 9
BERYLS 12
BETELS 10
BETTER 9
BLUEST 11
BLUESY 13
BLUETS 11
BLUEYS 13
BLURRY 13
BLURTS 11
BRUTES 10
BURETS 10
BURLER 11
BURLEY 13
BUSTER 10
BUSTLE 11
BUTLER 11
BUTLES 11
BUTTER 10
BUTTES 10
BUTYLS 13
BUYERS 12
ELUTES 8
EYEFUL 13
FEEBLY 15
FERREL 10
FERRET 9
FERULE 11
FESTER 9
FETTER 9
FETTLE 10
FEYEST 11
FLEERS 10
FLEETS 10
FLEURY 13
FLURRY 13
FLUTER 11
FLUTES 11
FLUTEY 13
FLUYTS 13
FLYERS 12
FLYTES 12
FREELY 12
FREERS 9
FREEST 9
FRERES 9
FRETTY 11
FRYERS 11
FUELER 11
FURLER 11
FYTTES 11
LEFTER 10
LETTER 7
LURERS 8
LUSTER 8
LUSTRE 8
REBELS 10
REBURY 12
REBUTS 10
REBUYS 12
REFELS 10
REFELT 10
REFERS 9
REFLET 10
REFUEL 11
REFUSE 10
REFUTE 10
RELETS 7
RESTER 6
RESULT 8
RETEST 6
RETUSE 7
RUBLES 11
RULERS 8
RUSTLE 8
SETTER 6
SETTLE 7
SLEETY 9
SLURRY 10
STEELY 9
STREEL 7
STREET 6
STYLER 9
STYLET 9
SUBLET 11
SUBTLE 11
SUBTLY 13
SULTRY 10
SURELY 10
SURETY 9
SURFER 10
SURREY 9
SUTLER 8
SUTTEE 7
TELFER 10
TERRET 6
TERSER 6
TESTER 6
TETRYL 9
TREBLE 10
TREBLY 12
TRUEST 7
TRUSTY 9
TRYSTE 8
TUBERS 10
TUFTER 10
TURRET 7
TURTLE 8
TUTEES 7
TUYERE 9
TUYERS 9
ULSTER 8
URETER 7
UTTERS 7
YESTER 8
5 letter words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS ↑
BEEFS 11
BEEFY 13
BEERS 8
BEERY 10
BEETS 8
BELTS 9
BERET 8
BERRY 10
BERYL 11
BESET 8
BETEL 9
BLEST 9
BLETS 9
BLUER 10
BLUES 10
BLUET 10
BLUEY 12
BLURS 10
BLURT 10
BREES 8
BRUTE 9
BURET 9
BURLS 10
BURLY 12
BURRS 9
BURRY 11
BURSE 9
BURST 9
BUSTY 11
BUTLE 10
BUTTE 9
BUTTS 9
BUTTY 11
BUTYL 12
BUYER 11
BYRES 10
BYRLS 11
BYTES 10
ELUTE 7
ESTER 5
EYERS 7
EYRES 7
FEELS 9
FELTS 9
FERES 8
FERLY 11
FERRY 10
FETES 8
FETUS 9
FEYER 10
FLEER 9
FLEES 9
FLEET 9
FLEYS 11
FLUBS 13
FLUES 10
FLUTE 10
FLUTY 12
FLUYT 12
FLYER 11
FLYTE 11
FREER 8
FREES 8
FRERE 8
FRETS 8
FRYER 10
FUBSY 14
FUELS 10
FURLS 10
FURRY 11
FUSEE 9
FUSEL 10
FUSTY 11
FYTTE 10
LEERS 6
LEERY 8
LEETS 6
LEFTS 9
LEFTY 11
LUBES 10
LURER 7
LURES 7
LUSTY 9
LUTES 7
LYRES 8
REBEL 9
REBUS 9
REBUT 9
REBUY 11
REEFS 8
REEFY 10
REELS 6
REEST 5
REFEL 9
REFER 8
REFLY 11
REFRY 10
RELET 6
RESET 5
RETRY 7
REUSE 6
RUBES 9
RUBLE 10
RUERS 6
RULER 7
RULES 7
RUSTY 8
RUTTY 8
SEELY 8
SERER 5
SERRY 7
SLEET 6
SLURB 10
SLYER 8
STEEL 6
STEER 5
STELE 6
STERE 5
STRUT 6
STURT 6
STYLE 8
SUBER 9
SUETY 8
SURER 6
SURFY 11
SURLY 9
TEELS 6
TELES 6
TERRY 7
TERSE 5
TESTY 7
TREES 5
TRETS 5
TREYS 7
TRUER 6
TRUES 6
TRULY 9
TRUST 6
TRYST 7
TUBER 9
TUBES 9
TUFTS 9
TUFTY 11
TULES 7
TURFS 9
TURFY 11
TUTEE 6
TUYER 8
TYEES 7
TYERS 7
TYRES 7
UTTER 6
YETTS 7
YULES 9
YURTS 8
4 letter words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS ↑
BEEF 10
BEER 7
BEES 7
BEET 7
BELS 8
BELT 8
BEST 7
BETS 7
BEYS 9
BLET 8
BLUE 9
BLUR 9
BREE 7
BRUT 8
BURL 9
BURR 8
BURS 8
BURY 10
BUST 8
BUSY 10
BUTE 8
BUTS 8
BUTT 8
BUYS 10
BYES 9
BYRE 9
BYRL 10
BYTE 9
EELS 5
EELY 7
EERY 6
EFTS 7
ELSE 5
ERRS 4
ERST 4
EYER 6
EYES 6
EYRE 6
FEEL 8
FEES 7
FEET 7
FELT 8
FERE 7
FEST 7
FETE 7
FETS 7
FEUS 8
FLEE 8
FLEY 10
FLUB 12
FLUE 9
FLUS 9
FREE 7
FRET 7
FUBS 11
FUEL 9
FURL 9
FURS 8
FURY 10
FUSE 8
LEER 5
LEES 5
LEET 5
LEFT 8
LEST 5
LETS 5
LEYS 7
LUBE 9
LUES 6
LURE 6
LUST 6
LUTE 6
LYES 7
LYRE 7
LYSE 7
REBS 7
REEF 7
REEL 5
REES 4
REFS 7
REFT 7
RELY 7
REST 4
RETE 4
RETS 4
RUBE 8
RUBS 8
RUBY 10
RUER 5
RUES 5
RULE 6
RULY 8
RUSE 5
RUST 5
RUTS 5
RYES 6
SEEL 5
SEER 4
SELF 8
SERE 4
SERF 7
SETT 4
SLUB 9
SLUE 6
SLUR 6
STET 4
STEY 6
STUB 8
STYE 6
SUER 5
SUET 5
SURE 5
SURF 8
TEEL 5
TEES 4
TELE 5
TELS 5
TEST 4
TETS 4
TREE 4
TREF 7
TRET 4
TREY 6
TRUE 5
TUBE 8
TUBS 8
TUFT 8
TULE 6
TURF 8
TUTS 5
TYEE 6
TYER 6
TYES 6
TYRE 6
URBS 8
USER 5
UTES 5
YETT 6
YULE 8
YURT 7
3 letter words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS ↑
BEE 6
BEL 7
BET 6
BEY 8
BRR 6
BUR 7
BUS 7
BUT 7
BUY 9
BYE 8
BYS 8
EEL 4
EFS 6
EFT 6
ELF 7
ELS 4
ERE 3
ERR 3
ERS 3
EYE 5
FEE 6
FER 6
FET 6
FEU 7
FEY 8
FLU 8
FLY 9
FRY 8
FUB 10
FUR 7
LEE 4
LET 4
LEU 5
LEY 6
LYE 6
REB 6
REE 3
REF 6
RES 3
RET 3
RUB 7
RUE 4
RUT 4
RYE 5
SEE 3
SEL 4
SER 3
SET 3
SLY 6
STY 5
SUB 7
SUE 4
TEE 3
TEL 4
TET 3
TRY 5
TUB 7
TUT 4
TYE 5
URB 7
USE 4
UTE 4
UTS 4
YES 5
YET 5
2 letter words with the letters BUTTERFLYERS ↑
BE 5
BY 7
EF 5
EL 3
ER 2
ES 2
ET 2
FE 5
RE 2
US 3
UT 3
YE 4

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