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flute

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flute

1
 n
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
 n
a tall narrow wineglass
3
 nv
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
form flutes in
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flute
1

n 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

Synonyms:
transverse flute
Types:
fife
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
nose flute
a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries)
piccolo
a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
Type of:
wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument
any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
2

n a tall narrow wineglass

Synonyms:
champagne flute, flute glass
Type of:
wineglass
a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served
3

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

Synonyms:
fluting
Type of:
channel, groove
a 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)

v form flutes in

Type of:
crimp, pinch
make ridges into by pinching together
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