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Flute

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Noun

1. flute, transverse flute

a 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

2. champagne flute, flute, flute glass

a tall narrow wineglass

3. flute, fluting

a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)

Verb

4. flute

form flutes in

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flute

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noun
1. 
a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate. Range: about three octaves upwards from middle C
2. 
any pipe blown directly on the principle of a flue pipe, either by means of a mouth hole or through a fipple
3. architecture
a rounded shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster, etc
4. 
a groove or furrow in cloth, etc
5. 
a tall narrow wineglass
6. 
anything shaped like a flute
verb
7. 
to produce or utter (sounds) in the manner or tone of a flute
8. (transitive)
to make grooves or furrows in

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Flute

see synonyms of flute
noun
1. 
a. 
a high-pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end: by fingering the holes and keys along its length, the player can produce various tones
b. 
any of various similar instruments, as the fipple flute
2. 
a. 
an ornamental groove or pleat in cloth, etc.
b.  Architecture
a long, vertical, rounded groove in the shaft of a column
3. 
a. 
a flue pipe
b. 
a flue organ stop with a flutelike tone
4. 
a tall, slender wineglass, used esp. for champagne
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfluted or ˈfluting
5. 
to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone
6. 
to play on the flute
7. 
to make long, rounded grooves in (a column, etc.)
verb intransitive
8. 
to play on the flute
9. 
to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flute

see synonyms of flute
n.
1. Music
a. A high-pitched woodwind instrument consisting of a slender tube closed at one end with keys and finger holes on the side and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown. Also called transverse flute.
b. Any of various similar reedless woodwind instruments, such as the recorder.
c. An organ stop whose flue pipe produces a flutelike tone.
2.
a. Architecture A long, usually rounded groove incised as a decorative motif on the shaft of a column, for example.
b. A similar groove or furrow, as in a pleated ruffle of cloth or on a piece of furniture.
3. A tall narrow wineglass, often used for champagne.
v. flut·ed, flut·ing, flutes
v.tr.
1. Music To play (a tune) on a flute.
2. To produce in a flutelike tone.
3. To make flutes in (a column, for example).
v.intr.
1. Music To play a flute.
2. To sing, whistle, or speak with a flutelike tone.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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