| NOUN | phenomenon | fluke, good luck, good fortune | a stroke of luck |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | fluke | a barb on a harpoon or arrow | |
| artifact | fluke, flue | flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor | |
| animal | fluke | either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean | |
| animal | fluke, trematode, trematode worm | parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host |
| Sounds | fluw'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | archduke ... Wouk: 14 rhymes with uwk... | |
| Meaning | A stroke of luck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | good luck, good fortune | |
| Narrower | serendipity | good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries |
| Broader | luck, fortune | An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome |
| Spanish | buena fortuna, buena suerte, buenaventura, chiripa, churra, evento fortuito | |
| Catalan | xamba | |
| Adjectives | fluky, flukey | subject to accident or chance or change |
| Meaning | A barb on a harpoon or arrow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | harpoon | A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing |
| Broader | barb | A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove |
| Spanish | uña | |
| Meaning | Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | flue | |
| Part of | anchor, ground tackle | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
| Broader | projection | Any structure that branches out from a central support |
| Meaning | Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower | large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including |
| Broader | tail | The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
| Meaning | Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | trematode, trematode worm | |
| Member of | Trematoda, class Trematoda | Parasitic flatworms (including flukes) |
| Narrower | Fasciolopsis buski | fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine |
| liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica | flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans | |
| schistosome, blood fluke | flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals | |
| Broader | flatworm, platyhelminth | Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body |
| Spanish | trematodo | |
| Catalan | trematode, trematodo | |
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