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1. butterfly
verb. ['ˈbʌtɝˌflaɪ'] cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.
Etymology
- buterflie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- buttorfleoge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Butterfly Valve
Sentences with butterfly-valve
1. Noun Phrase
Wipe the throttle body cleaner off your throttle body and butterfly valve using a clean rag.
2. Noun Phrase
Insert the screwdriver into the carburetor barrel and into the butterfly valve to prop the valve open.
3. Noun Phrase
A butterfly valve inside the wrench makes easily switching from one direction to the other possible.
4. Noun Phrase
This includes the butterfly valve in the center of the throttle body bore.
2. butterfly
noun. ['ˈbʌtɝˌflaɪ'] a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down.
Synonyms
Etymology
- buterflie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- buttorfleoge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. butterfly
noun. ['ˈbʌtɝˌflaɪ'] diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings.
Synonyms
Etymology
- buterflie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- buttorfleoge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. butterfly
verb. ['ˈbʌtɝˌflaɪ'] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.
Antonyms
Etymology
- buterflie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- buttorfleoge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. butterfly
verb. ['ˈbʌtɝˌflaɪ'] flutter like a butterfly.
Etymology
- buterflie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- buttorfleoge (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it.
Synonyms
Etymology
- valva (Latin)
7. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- valva (Latin)
8. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
Antonyms
Etymology
- valva (Latin)
9. valve
noun. ['ˈvælv'] control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- valva (Latin)