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flyswatter

flyswatter noun: a hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.

flyswatter: a hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them
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Noun

flyswatter (plural flyswatters)

  1. A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
    Synonyms:
    fly swat

Synonyms of flyswatter

Forms of flyswatter

pluralflyswatters
alternative formfly swatter
alternative formfly-swatter

Origin of flyswatter

From fly + swatter.

Words formed from flyswatter

Questions about flyswatter

What does flyswatter mean?
Flyswatter means a hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
What part of speech is flyswatter?
Flyswatter is a noun.
What is the plural of flyswatter?
The plural of flyswatter is flyswatters.

Words near flyswatter in the dictionary

  1. flyssas
  2. flystrike
  3. flystruck
  4. flyswat
  5. flyswats
  6. flyswatter
  7. flyswatters
  8. flyte
  9. flyted
  10. flytes
  11. Flythe

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