English noun: flute | |||
1. | flute (artifact) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood, woodwind, woodwind instrument | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fife, nose flute, piccolo | ||
2. | flute (artifact) a tall narrow wineglass | ||
Synonyms | champagne flute, flute glass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wineglass | ||
3. | flute (artifact) a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column) | ||
Synonyms | fluting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | channel, groove | ||
English verb: flute | |||
1. | flute (contact) form flutes in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | crimp, pinch | ||