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— English words —

• butterfly n. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally…
• butterfly n. (Medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound…
• butterfly n. (Swimming) The butterfly stroke.
• butterfly n. Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly…
• butterfly n. (In the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
• butterfly n. (Now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
• butterfly n. (Finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit…
• butterfly n. (Alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary…
• butterfly n. (Sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that…
• butterfly n. A person who changes partners frequently.
• butterfly v. (Transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting…
• butterfly v. (Transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping…
• butterfly v. (Transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the…

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Danish
  • butterfly n. Bowtie.

— English words, defined in German —

• butterfly S. Zoologie: Schmetterling; Insekt mit meist schlankem Körper und großflächigen, zarten Flügeln.
• butterfly S. Sport, ohne Plural: Delfinschwimmen, Schmetterlingsstil; Schwimmstil, bei dem beide Arme in einer kreisförmigen…
• butterfly S. Übertragen, selten: ein flatterhafter Mensch.
• butterfly S. Technik: Klappe.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• butterfly n. (Vlinders) vlinder.

— English words, defined in French —

• butterfly n. Papillon de jour (insecte).
• butterfly n. (Natation) Papillon.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• butterfly s. Zoología. Mariposa.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• butterfly s. Borboleta.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• butterfly s. (Zoologia) farfalla.

— In German —

• Butterfly S. Sport, speziell Eiskunstlauf: Spreizsprung, der seitwärts…
• Butterfly S. Sport, speziell Turnen: Salto, der seitwärts gestreckt ausgeführt wird.
• Butterfly S. Ohne Plural, Sport, speziell Schwimmen: Schwimmstil, bei…

— In Dutch —

• butterfly n. (Kleding) versiersel in de vorm van een strik op de hals.
• butterfly n. (Effectenhandel) combinatie van verschillende opties met…

127 English words from 14 English definitions

across activity after almost alternate alternate␣history and anxiety Any apart aspect attributive being Bowtie butterfly butterfly␣stroke cause change changes combination curve curves cut distinguished diurnal divergence dressed entirely events excited felt Finance flighty flying folded food four frequently from gaping gaudily generally giving ground half halves history in␣half insect into legs Lepidoptera like like␣that limited look look␣like Medicine moths Now of␣an one on␣the on␣the␣ground open open␣wound options order originally partners person place placed plane plane␣curves plasters plural point point␣of␣divergence prices primary profit random rare same scenario see seemingly seen sensation several shape sits sits␣on someone Sports spread stomach stretch strike strike␣prices strips stroke suggesting surgical Swimming tape that the their the␣same thin three timeline to␣the transcendental Transitive type unrelated unreliable unserious use which which␣one who with wound

15 English words from 15 foreign definitions

de␣jour dem der een jour Mariposa Mensch met Natation Papillon Plural Salto Sport und van

46 foreign words from 15 foreign definitions

Arme ausgeführt bei beide Borboleta combinatie Effectenhandel ein einer Eiskunstlauf farfalla flatterhafter Flügeln gestreckt großflächigen hals insecte Insekt Klappe Kleding Körper kreisförmigen meist mit ohne opties Papillon␣de␣jour schlankem Schmetterling Schwimmen seitwärts selten speziell strik Technik Turnen Übertragen verschillende versiersel vlinder Vlinders vorm wird zarten Zoología Zoologie

64 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

butterflyer butterflyers butterflying butterfly␣net butterfly␣nut butterfly␣pea butterfly␣ray butterfly␣bend butterfly␣bush butterfly␣cake butterfly␣clam butterfly␣clip butterfly␣crab butterfly␣door butterflyfish butterfly␣fish butterfly␣kick butterfly␣kiss butterfly␣knot butterflylike butterfly␣nets butterfly␣nuts butterfly␣peas butterfly␣rays butterfly␣roof butterfly␣weed butterfly␣adder butterfly␣agave butterfly␣bends butterfly␣cakes butterfly␣child butterfly␣clams butterfly␣clips butterfly␣crabs butterfly␣doors butterfly␣kicks butterfly␣knife butterfly␣knots butterfly␣roofs butterfly␣valve butterfly␣adders butterfly␣ballot butterfly␣bushes butterfly␣effect butterflyfishes butterfly␣fishes butterfly␣kisses butterfly␣knives butterfly␣sleeve butterfly␣stitch +14 words

6 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

spinal␣butterfly␣ray alpine␣butterfly␣bend alpine␣butterfly␣knot spinal␣butterfly␣rays alpine␣butterfly␣bends alpine␣butterfly␣knots

20 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

map␣butterfly sea␣butterfly iron␣butterfly lime␣butterfly moth␣butterfly zebra␣butterfly social␣butterfly sulfur␣butterfly alfalfa␣butterfly cabbage␣butterfly monarch␣butterfly peacock␣butterfly sulphur␣butterfly thistle␣butterfly Troilus␣butterfly paper␣kite␣butterfly semicolon␣butterfly float␣like␣a␣butterfly nettle␣tree␣butterfly brush-footed␣butterfly

20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

but But but- butt Butt butte Butte butter Butter erf fly Fly ter TER ter- terf TERF Utt utter Utter

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Ett ETT et␣tu fret FRET frett Frett ret Ret. tub

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

flutterby

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

fluttery

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