flies

1. 1.

   (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

   Broaderspace

   dramaturgy

Other forms of flies

plural

flieses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flies

What does flies mean?

flies means "(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)".

How many syllables are in flies?

flies has 1 syllable: flies. In IPA it is /ˈflaɪz/.

Is flies a common word?

flies is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.