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noun • a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value • a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float • plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string • any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals verb • increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently • get credit or money by using a bad check • soar or fly like a kite • fly a kite | ||||||||
| 36% | 5 | Moved like a bird | ||||||
noun • two-winged insects characterized by active flight • flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth • (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air • fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect adjective satellite • (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked verb • travel through the air; be airborne • move quickly or suddenly • operate an airplane • transport by aeroplane • cause to fly or float • be dispersed or disseminated • change quickly from one emotional state to another • pass away rapidly • travel in an airplane • display in the air or cause to float • run away quickly • travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft • hit a fly • decrease rapidly and disappear | ||||||||
| 23% | 6 | Colours flown at sea to indicate nationality | ||||||
noun • a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade • an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality • colors flown by a ship to show its nationality | ||||||||
The Bird Is Flown Crossword Clue
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KITE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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KITE
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