butterfly

noun

1. diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

Definition categories: animal, lepidopteran

2. a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

Definition categories: act

verb

1. flutter like a butterfly

Definition categories: motion, dart, fleet, flit, flutter

2. cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking

- butterflied shrimp

Definition categories: contact, open, spread, unfold

3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

Similar word(s): coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance

Definition categories: communication, speak, talk