flute

Meaning of flute

noun
  1. a wind instrument made from a tube with holes that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (in which case it is also called a transverse flute ) so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form is a transverse flute, typically made of metal, with an elaborate set of keys.
  2. an ornamental vertical groove in a column.
  3. a tall, narrow wine glass.
    a flute of champagne
verb
  1. speak in a melodious way.
    ‘What do you do?’ she fluted
  2. make flutes or grooves in.
    the wood has been fluted to resemble Greek columns

Middle English: from Old French flahute, probably from Provençal flaüt, perhaps a blend of flaujol ‘flageolet’ + laüt ‘lute’.

Information about flute

Hyphenation of flute

flute

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • flute is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

flute synonyms

Meaning fluting:

fluting

Meaning having a groove or grooves:

grooved

Meaning characterized by grooves or furrows:

channelled

Meaning (of land or earth) covered in long, narrow trenches formed by ploughing:

furrowed

Meaning (especially of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of raised bands:

ribbed

Meaning (of a material or surface) shaped into a series of parallel ridges and grooves so as to give added rigidity and strength:

corrugated

Meaning marked with or formed into narrow raised bands:

ridged

flute antonyms

Meaning give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance:

smooth

Meaning not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character:

plain

Translation of flute

Words that rhyme with flute

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