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flute
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- pronunciation:
- flut
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a high-pitched musical instrument of the woodwind family, consisting of a long slender tube of wood or metal with finger holes or keys along it, that is played by blowing into a mouthpiece at one end or across a hole near one end.
The flute became a popular jazz instrument in the 1950s.The shepherd boy amused himself by playing a wooden flute.
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| definition 2: |
one of a number of vertical concave channels or grooves, incised esp. on architectural columns and the like.
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| definition 3: |
an indentation, groove, or furrow, as in pleated cloth or along the edge of a pie crust.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flutes, fluting, fluted |
| definition 1: |
to play a flute.
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| definition 2: |
to sing or whistle with a flutelike sound.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to play on a flute.
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| definition 2: |
to sing (a phrase or song) with a flutelike tone.
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| definition 3: |
to make grooves or furrows in.
Flute the edges of the pie crust with your fingers and thumb.We use this tool to flute the surface of the glass. |
| derivation: |
flutist (n.) |
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