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— English words —

• fly-by-night n. A creature which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveler.
• fly-by-night n. (Often attributive) One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc.
• fly-by-night n. (Idiomatic, derogatory) A person or business that appears and/or disappears rapidly, appearing untrustworthy…
• fly-by-night n. (Idiomatic, derogatory) A traveling businessman or tradesman.

— English word, defined in French —

• fly-by-night adj. Voyou, filou.

38 English words from 4 English definitions

and and/or appearing appears at␣night attributive avoid business businessman creature creditors departs derogatory disappears enforcement etc flees flier flies Idiomatic in␣order in␣order␣to law law␣enforcement night nocturnal Often One order person rapidly that tradesman traveler traveling untrustworthy which who

2 foreign words from the foreign definition

filou Voyou

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

fly-by-nights

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

by␣night fly Fly flyby fly-by fly␣by IGH 'igh ight nig nigh Nigh night Night

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

gin Gin Nyby THG

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

fly-by-nights

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