fly trap

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy trap]
- /flaɪ træp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy trap]
- /flaɪ træp/

Definitions of fly trap words

noun fly trap any of various plants that entrap insects, especially Venus's-flytrap. 1
noun fly trap a trap for flies. 1

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Origin of fly trap

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75; fly2 + trap1

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Parts of speech for Fly trap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fly trap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for fly trap

noun fly trap

box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
door — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
rim — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
gate — Archaic. a path; way.

All 25 Synonyms of fly trap