noun Download 🔗Share A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated. Examples : "The first goal was just a fluke." outcome possibility event achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance. Examples : "I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam." outcome achievement possibility Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way. Examples : "He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss." sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flounder. Examples : "The fisherman caught a small fluke for dinner. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Examples : "The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish." organism animal disease biology medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail. Examples : "The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it." animal anatomy biology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground. Examples : "The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged." nautical sailing part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point." weapon military utensil technical history war action device item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In general, a winglike formation on a central piece. Examples : "After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process." part nautical animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Waste cotton. Examples : "The factory worker collected the fluke from the cotton ginning machine to be recycled. " material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading