Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Nose
Nose verb - To move slowly.
Usage example: the line to get tickets is just nosing, so we are going to be here for a while
Both words in one sentence
- Destroy this nose and the pupils will fly out of the "eyes" and the "eyes" will move down, revealing that they were just nostrils for an even bigger nose.
Source: Trick Boss - It involved a Papa Bear taking a flyswatter and inadvertently knocking out his wife, his daughter, and even the dog before finally knocking himself out when the fly landed on his nose.
Source: Fly Crazy - Just to double-check, he tells his interpreter to tell the soldier that he has a fly on his nose, and sees his hand start to move toward his nose before he catches himself.
Source: Bilingual Backfire
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Nose and Fly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/nose
Fly & Nose. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/nose>.
Nose or Fly. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fly/nose.
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