Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys. A flute is a woodwind instrument. Someone who plays the flute is called a flautist in British English and a flutist in American English.
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
2
a tall narrow glass, especially one for drinking champagne
Synonyms and related words
Types of cup or glass
beaker
chalice
cup
flute
noun countable
US /flut/
Other entries for this word
flute at woodwind
Word Forms
singular
flute
plural
flutes
DEFINITIONS2
1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a musical instrument that you hold sideways to your mouth and play by blowing over a hole at one end as you press its keys. A flute is a woodwind instrument. Someone who plays the flute is called a flutist in American English and a flautist in British English.
Synonyms and related words
Musical instruments
accordion
air guitar
baby grand
2
a tall narrow glass, especially one for drinking champagne