flute

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flute

A musician plays a melody on a silver flute.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A high-pitched woodwind instrument: A musical instrument consisting of a slender tube closed at one end. It is played by blowing across a hole near the closed end while covering and uncovering finger holes along its length.
    • A tall, narrow wineglass: A stemmed glass with a tall, slender bowl, typically used for serving champagne.
    • A groove or furrow: A decorative, shallow, concave groove, especially one of a series on the shaft of a column in architecture or pressed into a fabric.

  2. Verb:

    • To form flutes: To make long, rounded grooves or pleats in a material like cloth, pastry, or stone.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Musical Instrument):
    • She practiced the flute for two hours every day.
    • The melody was carried by a solo flute.
  • Noun (Glassware):
    • Champagne is best served in a tall flute.
    • He filled the flute with sparkling wine.
  • Noun (Architectural Groove):
    • The classical column had 20 vertical flutes.
    • The flutes on the pillar cast elegant shadows.
  • Verb:
    • The chef fluted the edge of the pie crust.
    • The dressmaker fluted the fabric to create a decorative hem.
Advanced Usage
  • "To play the flute": To perform music on the flute instrument.
    • He learned to play the flute in school.
  • "Fluted" (Adjective): Having long, rounded grooves.
    • The building featured fluted columns and pilasters.
    • She wore a skirt with a fluted hem.
Variants and Related Words
  • Flutist / Flautist (n): A person who plays the flute.
  • Fluting (n): The action or process of making flutes; a series of flutes.
    • The fluting on the column was expertly carved.
  • Piccolo (n): A small, high-pitched flute.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Instrument): Wind instrument, fife (a small, high-pitched flute).
  • Noun (Glass): Champagne glass, stemware.
  • Noun (Groove): Groove, channel, furrow.
  • Verb: Groove, pleat, corrugate.
Related Phrases
  • Flute solo: A piece of music featuring a flute as the only or primary instrument.
    • The concert began with a beautiful flute solo.
  • Bass flute: A larger, lower-pitched member of the flute family.
Idioms
  • "To flute one's words/lines": To speak or recite in a high, clear, melodious voice. (This is a less common, literary usage).
    • The actor fluted his lines with perfect clarity.
flute

A musician plays a melody on a silver flute.

Noun
  1. a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
  2. a tall narrow wineglass
  3. 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
Verb
  1. form flutes in

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