FLUKE

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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


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Fluke
Fluke may refer to:another term for flounder, flatfish that live in ocean waters. Many of the other meanings of the term derive from this flat shape.a common name for trematoda, a class of flatworms; for example, the liver flukeFluke (band), an electronic dance music groupFluke Corporation, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopesFluke (film), a 1995 filmFluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings, a 2003 novel by Christopher Moorean accident or a rare occurrence - "What just happened was a fluke" (UK)
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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


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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

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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.

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