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Meaning
Noun
●
A
woodwind instrument
consisting of
a
tube
with a
row
of
holes
that
produce
sound
through
vibrations
caused
by
air
blown
across the
edge
of the
holes
, often
tuned
by
plugging
one or more
holes
with a
finger
; the Western
concert
flute
, a
transverse
side-blown
flute
of European origin.
●
In Woodwind instruments:
A
recorder
, also a
woodwind
instrument.
●
A
glass
with a long,
narrow
bowl
and a long
stem
, used for
drinking
wine
, especially champagne.
●
A
lengthwise
groove
, such
as one
of the
lengthwise
grooves
on a
classical
column
, or a
groove
on a
cutting
tool
(such as a
drill bit
,
endmill
, or
reamer
), which helps to form both a
cutting edge
and a
channel
through which
chips
can escape
●
In Architectural elements & Firearms:
A
semicylindrical
vertical
groove
,
as in
a
pillar
, in
plaited
cloth
, or in a
rifle
barrel
to
cut down
the weight.
●
A long French
bread roll
, baguette.
●
An
organ stop
with a flute-like sound.
●
A
shuttle
in
weaving
tapestry
etc.
●
A
kind of
flyboat
; a storeship.
Verb
●
To
play on
a flute.
●
To make a
flutelike
sound.
●
To
utter
with a
flutelike
sound.
●
To form
flutes
or
channels
in (
as in
a
column
, a
ruffle
, etc.); to
cut
a
semicylindrical
vertical
groove
in (
as in
a
pillar
, etc.).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
flute
English
fleüte
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
flaut
Old Provençal (to 1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Ute
Tut
Oot
Moot
Soot
Rute
Coot
Lute
Loot
Root
Cute
Jute
Tute
Boot
Mute
Hoot
Zoot
W00t
Poot
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Toot
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Elute
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Beaut
Plute
Scoot
Route
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Clute
Bruit
Glout
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Butte
Chute
Acute
Flute
Fruit
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'Tute
Astute
Ablute
Impute
Refute
Dilute
Galoot
Beirut
Uncute
Uproot
Repute
Reboot
Minute
Salute
Depute
Reroute
Dispute
Versute
Compute
Reshoot
Hirsute
Pollute
Commute
Cheroot
Resolute
Disrepute
Convolute
Overshoot
Substitute
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