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Synonyms for flute

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Forms

Plural
flutes → chamfers, grooves, plaits, channels…

Example sentences

  • groove We'll get back in the groove of things before long.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flutesteady
groovefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
plait1
6 letters
groove1
7 letters
channel2, chamfer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (channel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
flûte
Italiano
bicchiere
Español
flauta
Deutsch
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