flies
Translation
flies (insects), flies (verb)
Examples
There are too many flies in this room.
There are too many flies in this room.
Time flies when you are having fun.
Time flies when you are having fun.
Grammar Patterns
((flies)) (as a noun) plural of fly. There are too many flies in this room.
((sth. flies)) (as a verb) something moves through the air. Time flies when you are having fun.
Similar Words
Noun synonyms: insects, pests; Verb synonyms: soars, glides
Etymology
Noun: Plural of 'fly'. Verb: 3rd person singular of 'to fly'. Both relate to movement through the air.
Memory Tips
A fly (the insect) flies (moves through the air). The same word form has two related meanings.