housefly
English
noun
Definitions
- Any fly regularly found in human dwellings.
Etymology
Compound from English house (a house, company) + English fly.
Origin
English
fly
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurohouse English
- Newhouse English
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Wendy house English
- airhouse English
- alderfly English
- alehouse English
- almshouse English
- antifly English
- apple fly English
- armshouse English
- babyhouse English
- backhouse English
- baghouse English
- bakehouse English
- barfly English
- barrelhouse English
- bat house English
- bathhouse English
- beachhouse English
- bee fly English
- beefhouse English
- beehouse English
- beerhouse English
- beetfly English
- befly English
- bellhouse English
- birdhouse English
- blackfly English
- blockhouse English
- boathouse English
- bobfly English
- boghouse English
- boilerhouse English
- bonehouse English
- bookhouse English
- boomhouse English
- botfly English
- bottlefly English
- breezefly English
- brewhouse English
- broilerhouse English
- brothel house English
- bughouse English
- bunkhouse English
- butterfly English
- canhouse English
- cardhouse English
- carhouse English
- carthouse English
- catchfly English
- cathouse English
- cellhouse English
- chargehouse English
- chickenhouse English
- chookhouse English
- chophouse English
- churchhouse English
- chute house English
- clubhouse English
- coalhouse English
- cobhouse English
- coffeehouse English
- coldhouse English
- cookhouse English
- coolhouse English
- cophouse English
- cothouse English
- countinghouse English
- courthouse English
- cowhouse English
- crackhouse English
- cranefly English
- craphouse English
- crazyhouse English
- cribhouse English
- culverhouse English
- customshouse English
- dairyhouse English
- damselfly English
- dayfly English
- deadhouse English
- deckhouse English
- deerfly English
- dehouse English
- dishouse English
- dobsonfly English
- doghouse English
- dollhouse English
- dope house English
- doss-house English
- dosshouse English
- doubthouse English
- dovehouse English
- drafthouse English
- dragonfly English
- draught-house English
- dronefly English
- dungfly English
- dwellinghouse English
- dyehouse English
- earthhouse English
- eco-house English
- face fly English
- fairyfly English
- farmhouse English
- ferryhouse English
- field house English
- fieldhouse English
- firefly English
- firehouse English
- fishfly English
- fishhouse English
- flathouse English
- fleshfly English
- flier English
- fliest English
- flight English
- flophouse English
- flower fly English
- fly English
- fly sheet English
- fly-ass English
- fly-bitten English
- fly-boy English
- flyable English
- flyaway English
- flyback English
- flyball English
- flybane English
- flyblow English
- flyboat English
- flybook English
- flyboy English
- flybridge English
- flycatch English
- flycatcher English
- flycatching English
- flycraft English
- flyer English
- flyest English
- flyfish English
- flyfisher English
- flyfisherman English
- flyflap English
- flyflapper English
- flyhawk English
- flying English
- flyleaf English
- flyless English
- flyloft English
- flymaker English
- flyman English
- flyness English
- flynet English
- flyoff English
- flyout English
- flypaper English
- flypast English
- flyperson English
- flypost English
- flyproof English
- flyrobin English
- flyrod English
- flyscreen English
- flysheet English
- flyspeck English
- flystrike English
- flystruck English
- flyswat English
- flyswatter English
- flythrough English
- flytime English
- flytrap English
- flyunder English
- flyway English
- flyweight English
- flywheel English
- flywhisk English
- flywire English
- flyworthy English
- forehouse English
- fowlhouse English
- fruitfly English
- fuckhouse English
- funhouse English
- gabberhouse English
- gadfly English
- gallfly English
- gashouse English
- gatehouse English
- gighouse English
- ginhouse English
- glasshouse English
- goathouse English
- greenfly English
- greenhouse English
- griffinfly English
- grindhouse English
- groghouse English
- grubhouse English
- guardhouse English
- guesthouse English
- hashhouse English
- headhouse English
- hellhouse English
- henhouse English
- hizzle English
- horsefly English
- hothouse English
- housage English
- housane English
- house English
- house cricket English
- house martin English
- house-hunter English
- house-hunting English
- house-proud English
- house-sit English
- houseback English
- housebarn English
- houseblock English
- houseboat English
- housebody English
- houseboi English
- housebote English
- housebound English
- houseboy English
- housebreak English
- housebreaker English
- housebreaking English
- housebroken English
- housebuilding English
- housebuyer English
- housebuying English
- housecar English
- housecare English
- housecarl English
- housecat English
- houseclean English
- housecleaner English
- housecleaning English
- housecloth English
- housecoat English
- housecraft English
- housedress English
- housefather English
- housefellow English
- housefire English
- housefrock English
- housefront English
- houseful English
- housegirl English
- housegod English
- houseguest English
- househead English
- househelp English
- household English
- househubby English
- househunter English
- househusband English
- housekeeper English
- housekeeping English
- housekey English
- houseleader English
- houseleek English
- houseless English
- houselight English
- houselike English
- houseline English
- housemade English
- housemaid English
- housemaker English
- housemaking English
- houseman English
- housemaster English
- housemate English
- housemistress English
- housemother English
- houseowner English
- housepainter English
- housepainting English
- housepants English
- houseparent English
- houseperson English
- housepet English
- houseplant English
- housepost English
- housepride English
- houseproud English
- houser English
- houseraising English
- houseroom English
- houseshare English
- houseshoe English
- houseslave English
- housesmith English
- housespouse English
- housetop English
- housetrain English
- housetruck English
- houseward English
- housewards English
- houseware English
- housewarming English
- housewide English
- housewife English
- housework English
- houseworker English
- housewright English
- housey English
- housey-housey English
- housie English
- housing English
- hoverfly English
- husband English
- hussif English
- hussy English
- husting English
- huswife English
- icehouse English
- interhouse English
- jailhouse English
- jakeshouse English
- jewelhouse English
- lakehouse English
- lanternfly English
- lanthorn-fly English
- lazar house English
- lighthouse English
- lit-house English
- lockhouse English
- lodgehouse English
- loghouse English
- longhouse English
- madhouse English
- malthouse English
- mantisfly English
- masthouse English
- mayfly English
- meetinghouse English
- microhouse English
- milkhouse English
- millhouse English
- motherhouse English
- moviehouse English
- mudhouse English
- mughouse English
- neathouse English
- news-house English
- nuthouse English
- oast house English
- orehouse English
- outfly English
- outhouse English
- overfly English
- overhouse English
- owlfly English
- oxfly English
- packhouse English
- packinghouse English
- palmfly English
- palmhouse English
- panhouse English
- parrothouse English
- peelhouse English
- pension house English
- pesthouse English
- picket-house English
- pigeonhouse English
- pilothouse English
- pisshouse English
- pithouse English
- playhouse English
- poolhouse English
- poorhouse English
- porterhouse English
- porthouse English
- posthouse English
- posting house English
- pot-house English
- powerhouse English
- prisonhouse English
- pumphouse English
- ranchhouse English
- refly English
- rehouse English
- renthouse English
- resthouse English
- roadhouse English
- robberfly English
- roundhouse English
- row house English
- rowhouse English
- safehouse English
- sandfly English
- sawfly English
- schoolhouse English
- scorpionfly English
- scouthouse English
- seedhouse English
- shadehouse English
- shadfly English
- sharehouse English
- shithouse English
- shoofly pie English
- shoothouse English
- shophouse English
- showhouse English
- sickhouse English
- slaughterhouse English
- smokehouse English
- snakefly English
- spitalhouse English
- spookhouse English
- springhouse English
- stagehouse English
- statehouse English
- stationhouse English
- steakhouse English
- steeplehouse English
- stillhouse English
- stinkhouse English
- stonefly English
- storehouse English
- stormhouse English
- stovehouse English
- sugarhouse English
- summerhouse English
- superhouse English
- sweathouse English
- tacklehouse English
- taphouse English
- teahouse English
- tollhouse English
- toolhouse English
- townhouse English
- toyhouse English
- trap house English
- traphouse English
- treehouse English
- unhouse English
- unhoused English
- upfly English
- wafflehouse English
- warehouse English
- warmhouse English
- washhouse English
- watchhouse English
- waterhouse English
- weighhouse English
- wellhouse English
- wheelhouse English
- whitefly English
- whorehouse English
- winterhouse English
- wirehouse English
- woodhouse English
- workhouse English
- wring-house English
- House German
- house Hungarian
- хаус Russian
- house Norwegian Bokmål
- ハウス Japanese
- フライ Japanese
- flye Middle English
- hous Middle English
- हाउस Hindi
- flai Tok Pisin
- haus Tok Pisin
- haus buk Tok Pisin
- haus kuk Tok Pisin
- oso Sranan Tongo
- houso Chinese Pidgin English
- fly
- flier
- refly
- befly
- upfly
- hussy
- flyer
- oxfly
- house
- barfly
- flight
- hussif
- fliest
- sawfly
- flying
- hizzle
- gadfly
- outfly
- dayfly
- houser
- flyboy
- botfly
- flyrod
- flyway
- flyout
- housie
- flynet
- flyman
- housey
- owlfly
- flyoff
- mayfly
- flyest
- bobfly
- flyloft
- flyswat
- unhouse
- flytime
- flyness
- housane
- flypost
- huswife
- flyfish
- flywire
- flyblow
- flyflap
- flyboat
- flytrap
- flyaway
- husting
- flyball
- palmfly
- flybook
- flybane
- shadfly
- fly-ass
- housage
- housing
- beetfly
- flyleaf
- sandfly
- firefly
- bee fly
- rehouse
- fishfly
- deerfly
- flyable
- antifly
- flyback
- flyless
- gallfly
- dungfly
- overfly
- husband
- fly-boy
- dehouse
- flypast
- flyhawk
- flywheel
- taphouse
- icehouse
- blackfly
- flypaper
- cobhouse
- flycraft
- cranefly
- flymaker
- dyehouse
- baghouse
- houseboi
- hothouse
- fruitfly
- funhouse
- dishouse
- flywhisk
- housecat
- ginhouse
- flyunder
- fleshfly
- houseful
- gighouse
- flycatch
- panhouse
- alehouse
- snakefly
- teahouse
- housegod
- housecar
- horsefly
- whitefly
- bughouse
- dronefly
- housetop
- flyproof
- doghouse
- housekey
- houseman
- mudhouse
- beehouse
- hoverfly
- carhouse
- mughouse
- face fly
- flyspeck
- unhoused
- cathouse
- fairyfly
- cowhouse
- cothouse
- rowhouse
- housepet
- pithouse
- orehouse
- henhouse
- flysheet
- outhouse
- Newhouse
- greenfly
- flyrobin
- cophouse
- nuthouse
- boghouse
- toyhouse
- canhouse
- catchfly
- gashouse
- loghouse
- alderfly
- madhouse
- houseboy
- stonefly
- airhouse
- dragonfly
- flyfisher
- bottlefly
- woodhouse
- peelhouse
- houseline
- packhouse
- houseback
- lockhouse
- milkhouse
- houseboat
- housefire
- houseware
- craphouse
- jailhouse
- flystrike
- resthouse
- warmhouse
- dosshouse
- clubhouse
- fuckhouse
- sickhouse
- house-sit
- coldhouse
- beerhouse
- lit-house
- porthouse
- almshouse
- groghouse
- flybridge
- houseless
- housemade
- malthouse
- masthouse
- overhouse
- beefhouse
- robberfly
- washhouse
- housewife
- fowlhouse
- houseroom
- flathouse
- lakehouse
- apple fly
- housewide
- deadhouse
- bookhouse
- houseshoe
- breezefly
- cellhouse
- flophouse
- fishhouse
- bathhouse
- dollhouse
- boathouse
- shithouse
- pisshouse
- roadhouse
- tollhouse
- longhouse
- houselike
- millhouse
- gatehouse
- houseleek
- palmhouse
- housemaid
- babyhouse
- flyworthy
- housebody
- farmhouse
- eco-house
- damselfly
- housework
- dovehouse
- grubhouse
- firehouse
- headhouse
- cribhouse
- housepost
- safehouse
- toolhouse
- housebote
- housecarl
- houseward
- bunkhouse
- posthouse
- bonehouse
- Stenhouse
- mantisfly
- cookhouse
- Eurohouse
- househelp
- coalhouse
- poorhouse
- goathouse
- fly sheet
- deckhouse
- pesthouse
- treehouse
- traphouse
- carthouse
- cardhouse
- workhouse
- forehouse
- brewhouse
- townhouse
- butterfly
- hashhouse
- poolhouse
- row house
- warehouse
- renthouse
- housebarn
- bakehouse
- bat house
- shophouse
- housecare
- flyperson
- housegirl
- flystruck
- household
- chophouse
- hellhouse
- househead
- wellhouse
- seedhouse
- housemate
- backhouse
- coolhouse
- playhouse
- pumphouse
- wirehouse
- showhouse
- boomhouse
- birdhouse
- dobsonfly
- bellhouse
- neathouse
- housecoat
- armshouse
- flyscreen
- flyweight
- pot-house
- waterhouse
- interhouse
- shadehouse
- roundhouse
- weighhouse
- houseblock
- glasshouse
- houseshare
- doubthouse
- househubby
- houselight
- stagehouse
- houseslave
- drafthouse
- dairyhouse
- sugarhouse
- housetrain
- sweathouse
- smokehouse
- wheelhouse
- housetruck
- houseclean
- housecraft
- guesthouse
- houseplant
- shoothouse
- flythrough
- crackhouse
- griffinfly
- beachhouse
- housebuyer
- powerhouse
- news-house
- dope house
- housebreak
- housemaker
- jakeshouse
- sharehouse
- Stonehouse
- greenhouse
- blockhouse
- lighthouse
- houseproud
- watchhouse
- guardhouse
- houseowner
- ferryhouse
- storehouse
- chookhouse
- oast house
- lanternfly
- flower fly
- housedress
- statehouse
- whorehouse
- fieldhouse
- stovehouse
- housesmith
- flyflapper
- housefront
- housecloth
- scouthouse
- stillhouse
- grindhouse
- housebound
- crazyhouse
- microhouse
- spookhouse
- doss-house
- superhouse
- courthouse
- flycatcher
- jewelhouse
- stinkhouse
- ranchhouse
- trap house
- flyswatter
- houseguest
- housepants
- moviehouse
- earthhouse
- housefrock
- fly-bitten
- housewards
- housepride
- steakhouse
- pilothouse
- lodgehouse
- stormhouse
- gabberhouse
- field house
- housemaster
- tacklehouse
- househunter
- barrelhouse
- wafflehouse
- lazar house
- prisonhouse
- houseperson
- coffeehouse
- wring-house
- churchhouse
- boilerhouse
- housebroken
- flycatching
- chute house
- house-proud
- housebuying
- porterhouse
- chargehouse
- housemother
- houseleader
- schoolhouse
- housefellow
- culverhouse
- summerhouse
- motherhouse
- houseparent
- houseworker
- housewright
- winterhouse
- parrothouse
- Wendy house
- pigeonhouse
- shoofly pie
- housespouse
- scorpionfly
- housekeeper
- housefather
- spitalhouse
- housemaking
- springhouse
- flyfisherman
- house martin
- chickenhouse
- packinghouse
- housekeeping
- meetinghouse
- housepainter
- customshouse
- housebreaker
- househusband
- steeplehouse
- broilerhouse
- houseraising
- lanthorn-fly
- stationhouse
- picket-house
- housewarming
- housecleaner
- house-hunter
- countinghouse
- posting house
- housepainting
- brothel house
- draught-house
- housecleaning
- dwellinghouse
- house cricket
- housey-housey
- housebuilding
- pension house
- housemistress
- house-hunting
- housebreaking
- slaughterhouse