Alternative form of highflier

Alternative form of highflier

plural of flyboat

A large flat-bottomed Dutch coasting vessel. / A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.

plural of flybane

Certain catchflies of the genus Silene. / A poisonous mushroom, the fly agaric.

plural of flyweight pattern

plural of Acadian flycatcher

A North American flycatcher, Empidonax virescens, endemic to the southeastern United States.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, flyer. / (idiomatic) To invest against odds. / (idiomatic) To make a choice with an uncertain outcome; to take a chance.