frederick i — ("Frederick Barbarossa") 1123?–90, king of Germany 1152–90; king of Italy 1152–90: emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1152–90.
gregory i — Saint ("Gregory the Great") a.d. c540–604, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 590–604.
mackerel sky — an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.
mithridates vi — ("the Great") 132?–63 b.c, king of Pontus 120–63.
money supply — the sum of demand or checking-account deposits and currency in circulation.
napoleon i — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
sacrifice fly — a fly ball when there are fewer than two players out that enables a base runner, usually at third base, to score after the ball is caught.
vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
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mediterranean fruit fly — a small, black and white, irregularly banded two-winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other succulent fruit crops by implanting eggs that hatch into maggots within the fruit.
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ai — AI is an abbreviation for artificial intelligence, or , artificial insemination.
bligh — William. 1754–1817, British admiral; Governor of New South Wales (1806–9), deposed by the New South Wales Corps: as a captain, commander of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789
bly — Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
by — If something is done by a person or thing, that person or thing does it.
bye — Bye and bye-bye are informal ways of saying goodbye.
die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
dwi — DWI is the offense of driving after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed. DWI is an abbreviation for 'driving while intoxicated.'
spy — a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
alai — a mountain range in central Asia, in SW Kyrgyzstan, running from the Tian Shan range in China into Tajikistan. Average height: 4800 m (16 000 ft), rising over 5850 m (19 500 ft)
ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
altai — a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
apple pie — An apple pie is a kind of pie made with apples.
apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
bad guy — A bad guy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the bad guys in a situation in real life.
battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
bee fly — any hairy beelike nectar-eating dipterous fly of the family Bombyliidae, whose larvae are parasitic on those of bees and related insects
belie — If one thing belies another, it hides the true situation and so creates a false idea or image of someone or something.
black fly — any small blackish stout-bodied dipterous fly of the family Simuliidae, which sucks the blood of man, mammals, and birds
blow fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Calliphoridae that deposit their eggs or larvae on carrion, excrement, etc., or in wounds of living animals.
bonsai — A bonsai or a bonsai tree is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way.
bow tie — A bow tie is a tie in the form of a bow. Bow ties are worn by men, especially for formal occasions.
brunei — a sultanate in NW Borneo, consisting of two separate areas on the South China Sea, otherwise bounded by Sarawak: controlled all of Borneo and parts of the Philippines and the Sulu Islands in the 16th century; under British protection since 1888; internally self-governing since 1971; became fully independent in 1984 as a member of the Commonwealth. The economy depends chiefly on oil and natural gas. Official language: Malay; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: Brunei dollar. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan. Pop: 415 717 (2013 est). Area: 5765 sq km (2226 sq miles)
hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
salt i — either of two preliminary five-year agreements between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for the control of certain nuclear weapons, the first concluded in 1972 (SALT I) and the second drafted in 1979 (SALT II) but not ratified.
sand fly — any of several small, bloodsucking, dipterous insects of the family Psychodidae that are vectors of several diseases of humans.
shanghai — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
sit by — If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
squeak by — a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high-pitched sound.
standby — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
stand by — a staunch supporter or adherent; one who can be relied upon.
stick by — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
string tie — a short, very narrow, and unflared necktie, usually tied in a bow.
supply — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
tsetse fly — any of several bloodsucking African flies of the genus Glossina, that act as a vector of sleeping sickness and other trypanosome infections of humans and domestic animals.
untie — to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
vat dye — any of the class of insoluble dyes impregnated into textile fibers by reduction into soluble leuco bases that regenerate the insoluble dye on oxidation.
versailles — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.
war cry — a cry, word, phrase, etc., shouted in charging or in rallying to attack; battle cry.
wet fly — an artificial fly designed for use underwater.
wild rye — any grass of the genus Elymus, somewhat resembling rye.
wise guy — Informal. a cocksure, conceited, and often insolent person; smart aleck: He has a reputation for being a wise guy.
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abide by — If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.
alder fly — any of several dark-colored neuropterous insects of the family Sialidae, the larvae of which are aquatic and predacious on other aquatic insects.
by the bye — incidentally; by the way: used as a sentence connector
chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
clovis i — German name Chlodwig. ?466–511 ad, king of the Franks (481–511), who extended the Merovingian kingdom to include most of Gaul and SW Germany
eau de vie — brandy, especially a coarser and less purified variety.
edward i — ("Edward Longshanks") 1239–1307, king of England 1272–1307 (son of Henry III).
edward vi — 1537–53, king of England 1547–53 (son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour).
henry i — ("Henry the Fowler") a.d. 876?–936, king of Germany 919–936: first of the Saxon kings.
henry vi — 1165–97, king of Germany 1190–97; king of Sicily 1194–97; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1191–97 (son of Frederick I).
hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
hue and cry — Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
jai alai — a game resembling handball, played on a three-walled court between two, four, or six players who are equipped with a long, curved wicker basket, or cesta, strapped to the wrist for catching and throwing a small, hard ball against the front wall.
lanai — a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
northern spy — an American variety of red-striped apple that ripens in autumn or early winter.
old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
underlie — to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
windsor tie — a wide, soft necktie of black silk, tied at the neck in a loose bow.