fluke
IPA: fɫˈuk
noun
- A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
- The summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
- A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.
- (nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
- Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
- 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.
- In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
- Waste cotton.
- A surname.
verb
- To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
- (snooker) To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
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Examples of "fluke" in Sentences
- He won the competition by a fluke.
- The fluke has a notch in the middle.
- At the posterior end of the fluke are two oval testes.
- The fluke pivots through the plane but not in the plane.
- I'll take some for the restaurant, the fluke and the blues.
- The fluke of the whale is about one quarter the body length.
- He gave a comparative description of the egg and miracidium of the fluke.
- In the liver, flukes migrate within the parenchyma to search another fluke.
- The immature flukes live in the snail, and the adult flukes live in the bird.
- Flukes of the family are localized in liver, gall bladder, and the intestine.
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