fluke
n.
triangular tip on the arm of an anchor; barbed end of a harpoon; flatfish; parasitic flatworm; lucky occurrence; either half of a whale's tail
Fluke
fluke
Noun
1. a stroke of luck
(synonym) good luck, good fortune
(hypernym) luck, fortune
(hyponym) serendipity
2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow
(hypernym) barb
(part-holonym) harpoon
3. flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor
(synonym) flue
(hypernym) projection
(part-holonym) anchor, ground tackle
4. either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
(hypernym) tail
(part-holonym) cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower
5. parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
(synonym) trematode, trematode worm
(hypernym) flatworm, platyhelminth
(hyponym) liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica
(member-holonym) Trematoda, class Trematoda
fluke
n.
1. part of an anchor
لنگر کا وہ حصہ جو زمين ميں گڑ جاتا ہے, نوک لنگر
2. of a whale's tail
ويل مچھلي کي دم
fluke
Synonyms and related words:
Chilopoda, Chordata, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, accident, adventure, blessing, break, casualty, chance hit, contingency, contingent, fortuity, freak accident, hap, happening, happenstance, hazard, long odds, long shot, lucky break, lucky shot, lucky strike, run of luck, serendipity, streak of luck, stroke of luck, windfall
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.