butterflies

Meanings

Noun

• diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
• a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
• plural of butterfly
• Ellipsis of butterflies in one's stomach.

Verb

• flutter like a butterfly
• cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
• third-person singular simple present indicative of butterfly

Synonyms

butterfly, butterfly stroke, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance