ALL meanings of fluke
fluke
F f - noun fluke Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. 2
- noun fluke lucky occurrence 1
- noun fluke chance occurrence 1
- abbreviation FLUKE flatworm 1
- noun fluke anchor's hook 1
- noun fluke any of several American flounders of the genus Paralichthys, especially P. dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean. 1
- noun fluke any of various other flatfishes. 1
- noun fluke a trematode. 1
- noun fluke A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated. 0
- noun fluke A flounder. 0
- noun fluke A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. 0
- noun fluke Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. 0
- noun fluke (nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground. 0
- noun fluke A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent. 0
- noun fluke In general, a winglike formation on a central piece. 0
- verb fluke To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. 0
- verb fluke (snooker) To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. 0
- countable noun fluke If you say that something good is a fluke, you mean that it happened accidentally rather than by being planned or arranged. 0
- noun fluke a flat bladelike projection at the end of the arm of an anchor 0
- noun fluke either of the two lobes of the tail of a whale or related animal 0
- noun fluke the barb or barbed head of a harpoon, arrow, etc 0
- noun fluke an accidental stroke of luck 0
- noun fluke any chance happening 0
- verb fluke to gain, make, or hit by a fluke 0
- noun fluke any parasitic flatworm, such as the blood fluke and liver fluke, of the classes Monogenea and Digenea (formerly united in a single class Trematoda) 0
- noun fluke an accidentally good or lucky stroke in billiards, pool, etc. 0
- noun fluke a result, esp. a successful one, brought about by accident; stroke of luck 0
- verb transitive fluke to hit or get by a fluke 0
- noun fluke any of various flatfishes, esp. a genus (Paralichthys) of flounders 0
- noun fluke trematode 0
- noun fluke a pointed part of an anchor, designed to catch in the ground 0
- noun fluke a barb or barbed head of an arrow, harpoon, etc. 0
- noun fluke either of the two lobes of a whale's tail 0