ALL meanings of flute
flute
F f - noun flute A wind instrument made from a tube with holes along it that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. 1
- noun flute champagne glass 1
- transitive verb flute pie crust: pinch 1
- noun flute musical instrument 1
- noun flute groove 1
- noun flute a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder. 1
- noun flute an organ stop with wide flue pipes, having a flutelike tone. 1
- noun flute Architecture, Furniture. a channel, groove, or furrow, as on the shaft of a column. 1
- noun flute any groove or furrow, as in a ruffle of cloth or on a piecrust. 1
- noun flute one of the helical grooves of a twist drill. 1
- noun flute a slender, footed wineglass of the 17th century, having a tall, conical bowl. 1
- noun flute a similar stemmed glass, used especially for champagne. 1
- verb without object flute to produce flutelike sounds. 1
- verb without object flute to play on a flute. 1
- verb without object flute (of a metal strip or sheet) to kink or break in bending. 1
- verb with object flute to utter in flutelike tones. 1
- verb with object flute to form longitudinal flutes or furrows in: to flute a piecrust. 1
- variable noun flute A flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. You play it by blowing over a hole near one end while holding it sideways to your mouth. 0
- noun flute a wind instrument consisting of an open cylindrical tube of wood or metal having holes in the side stopped either by the fingers or by pads controlled by keys. The breath is directed across a mouth hole cut in the side, causing the air in the tube to vibrate. Range: about three octaves upwards from middle C 0
- noun flute any pipe blown directly on the principle of a flue pipe, either by means of a mouth hole or through a fipple 0
- noun flute a rounded shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster, etc 0
- noun flute a groove or furrow in cloth, etc 0
- noun flute a tall narrow wineglass 0
- noun flute anything shaped like a flute 0
- verb flute to produce or utter (sounds) in the manner or tone of a flute 0
- verb flute to make grooves or furrows in 0
- noun flute a high-pitched wind instrument consisting of a long, slender tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end: by fingering the holes and keys along its length, the player can produce various tones 0
- noun flute any of various similar instruments, as the fipple flute 0
- noun flute an ornamental groove or pleat in cloth, etc. 0
- noun flute a long, vertical, rounded groove in the shaft of a column 0
- noun flute a flue pipe 0
- noun flute a flue organ stop with a flutelike tone 0
- noun flute a tall, slender wineglass, used esp. for champagne 0
- verb transitive flute to sing, speak, whistle, etc. in a flutelike tone 0
- verb transitive flute to play on the flute 0
- verb transitive flute to make long, rounded grooves in (a column, etc.) 0
- noun flute Flutes are lines cut in a spiral into the surface of something, especially in a drill bit. 0
- noun flute (music) A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. 0
- noun flute A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne. 0
- noun flute a lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape. 0
- noun flute (architecture, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight. 0
- noun flute A long French bread roll. 0
- noun flute An organ stop with a flute-like sound. 0
- noun flute A kind of flyboat; a storeship. 0
- verb flute (Intransitive Verb) To make a flutelike sound. 0
- verb flute (Transitive Verb) To utter with a flutelike sound. 0
- verb flute (Transitive Verb) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.). 0