HyperDic: flute

English > 4 senses of the word flute:
NOUNartifactflute, transverse flutea high-pitched woodwind instrument
artifactflute, flute glass, champagne flutea tall narrow wineglass
artifactflute, flutinga groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
VERBcontactfluteform flutes in
flute > pronunciation
Soundsfluw't
Rhymesabsolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...
English > flute: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown.
Synonymtransverse flute
NarrowerfifeA small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo
nose fluteA flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)
piccoloA small flute
Broaderwoodwind, woodwind instrument, woodAny wind instrument other than the brass instruments
Spanishflauta, flauta travesera
Catalanflauta, flauta travessera
Nounsflutist, flautistsomeone who plays the flute
English > flute: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA tall narrow wineglass.
Synonymsflute glass, champagne flute
BroaderwineglassA glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
Spanishcopa de cava
Catalancopa de cava
English > flute: 4 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column).
Synonymfluting
Broadergroove, channelA long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
Spanishcanaladura, estría
Catalancanaleta
Verbsfluteform flutes in
English > flute: 4 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningform flutes in.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadercrimp, pinchmake ridges into by pinching together
Nounsflute, flutinga groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)

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