Noun : a social butterfly. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : butterfly shrimp; butterfly steak. From Dictionary.com.
The hike from the car park to the butterflies is about forty-five minutes up a fairly steep incline. From Wordnik.com. [Ojo Del Lago - A Trip to See the Monarchs] Reference
Like a family of butterflies is building a city in my stomach. From Wordnik.com. [this is it] Reference
Being compared to butterflies is not a particularly great thing. From Wordnik.com. [notes from the peanut gallery] Reference
The fact that every time I use it it's going to give me butterflies is not good!. From Wordnik.com. [Facing My Fear of Silicone Bakeware] Reference
Nevada scientist part of team that discovers hybrid speciation in butterflies in Sierra. From Wordnik.com. [January 25th, 2007] Reference
Also it is a preferred host plant for the larva of certain butterflies ... like the giant swallowtail. From Wordnik.com. [Cilantro's Health Benefits] Reference
In his youth Minot was interested in butterflies and moths, and he published two articles on butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [George R. Minot - Biography] Reference
And barring another freak once-in-a-century snowstorm, the best time to see the butterflies is toward mid-February. From Wordnik.com. [Monarch Butterflies] Reference
"When it hardened," he said, "that's when I began hammering little indentations into the butterflies from the outside.". From Wordnik.com. [Michoacán's master craftspeople and their arts] Reference
The butterflies were the prettiest exhibit of all. From Wordnik.com. [Two Little Women on a Holiday] Reference
Long call butterflies will always cost you a debit. From Wordnik.com. [Tactical Options Trade on Johnson Controls: Firing LIne - TheStreet] Reference
Mid-Februrary is a good time, and the butterflies should be there. From Wordnik.com. [Monarch Butterfly - When is best time] Reference
The butterflies were a treat, flitting in and out about their business. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
And, the butterflies are there into February or later, so there's no rush. From Wordnik.com. [Monarch Butterflies] Reference
And no less interesting than the butterflies were their immediate surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [Edge of the Jungle] Reference
He did not care to know which one of the butterflies was the fluttering object of. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
My inspiration, I paint the monarch butterflies, which is the ideal of Michoacan. From Wordnik.com. [Catrina: Skeletons take over the art of Capula, Michoacan] Reference
He found her, asked her to marry him, she accepted and they discovered that they shared this interest in butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [The Majestic Monarch Butterfly] Reference
It was now the sunset hour; so, calling the butterflies to it, the whispering grass gave them a message for the animals. From Wordnik.com. [Thirty Indian Legends] Reference
Snide aside: English dictionaries evade explaining why butterflies are called butterflies that is, nothing beyond "butter" + "fly". From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: Q.PHEEVR ON 'BUTTERFLY.'] Reference
Snide aside: English dictionaries evade explaining why butterflies are called butterflies that is, nothing beyond "butter" + "fly". From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: Q.PHEEVR ON 'BUTTERFLY.'] Reference
I think that image of butterflies is so apt. From Wordnik.com. [Pain and Adverbs, or Pinning the Butterflies] Reference
It's a surame what those wreckorators did to those "butterflies". From Wordnik.com. [Butterfly Misses] Reference
INSECTS, Of benign insects such as butterflies there are singularly few. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
My "butterflies" are a little different then that, so i guess i'll create a new name to best desribe this sensation. From Wordnik.com. [lethalpickle Diary Entry] Reference
"The butterflies are the worst old topers of them all. From Wordnik.com. [Freckles] Reference
She said she had "butterflies" standing at the top of the run. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
Missing were the kind of butterflies he felt at the top Monday. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
We called that light-headed, queasy-stomach, feeling "butterflies". From Wordnik.com. [Marine Corps Moms] Reference
Of the flight of the 4th kind of butterflies that consume winged ants. From Wordnik.com. [The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete] Reference
“Anyway, I know it’s probably silly, but the butterflies are my way of honoring her.”. From Wordnik.com. [The One Week Wife]
Cold-blooded creatures, such as butterflies, take on the temperature of their surroundings. From Wordnik.com. [Think Green] Reference
Each of us also kept our eyes open for our other interests such as butterflies and reptiles. From Wordnik.com. [Kottu] Reference
All I want in return is to watch them emerge, to see what kind of butterflies or moths they become. From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
The right kind of butterflies, that is. From Wordnik.com. [TypePad's up. - Anil Dash] Reference
The butterflies are the most difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Interesting Insects « Fairegarden] Reference
Yeah, the butterflies were my favorite too. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday Art Chat] Reference
A rare visit to Havana shows how much survival in Cuba now depends on the butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Worms' Become Butterflies] Reference
That doesn't mean he or she won't arrive -- more likely by way of Boeing than butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [Is Magical Realism Dead?] Reference
Diane Ackerman is a sort of hippie naturalist, and this is her latest excuse to chase butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [Book Marks] Reference
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