flyer vs washboard

flyer

noun
  • An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports. 

  • A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons. 

  • That which flies, as a bird or insect. 

  • A machine that flies. 

  • A leaflet, often for advertising. 

  • The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin 

  • A leap or jump. 

  • A risky investment or other venture. 

  • A fast-moving person or thing. 

  • A false start 

  • A stray shot away from the group on a target. 

  • A person who travels by airplane. 

  • A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder). 

  • A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill. 

verb
  • To distribute flyers (leaflets). 

  • To distribute flyers in (a location) or to (recipients). 

washboard

noun
  • A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard. 

  • A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface. 

  • Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument. 

  • A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed. 

verb
  • To play a washboard. 

  • To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax. 

  • To produce a rippled texture on a surface. 

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