fluke

Definition von fluke im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way
He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.; A flounder
The fluke or flounder is a flat fish and the parasitic worm was so-named from a fancied resemblance to the fish.; A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated
The first goal was just a fluke.; To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance
I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.; Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail
The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.; Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground
The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.; In general, an offshoot from a central piece
After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.; 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
The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.; A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm
The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.; {n} the broad part of an anchor, a flounder; {i} 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; parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host; An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting; Flattened end of an anchor arm that bites into the ocean floor; To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards; Either of the two lobes of a whales or similar creatures tail; parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor a barb on a harpoon or arrow; (Douve); An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke; a type of flat, parasitic worm that infects fish; If you say that something good is a fluke, you mean that it happened accidentally rather than by being planned or arranged. The discovery was something of a fluke By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city. something good that happens because of luck (Origin unknown.). or trematode Any member of almost 6,000 species of parasitic flatworms. Flukes are found worldwide and range in size from about 0.2 to 4 in. (5-100 mm) long. They most commonly parasitize fish, frogs, and turtles, but also humans, domestic animals, and invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans. They include external parasites (ectoparasites), internal parasites (endoparasites), and semi-external parasites (those that attach to the lining of the mouth, to gills, or to the cloaca). Most flukes are flattened and leaflike or ribbonlike and have muscular suckers on the bottom surface, as well as hooks and spines, for attachment to the host. Fluke infestations may cause illness (e.g., schistosomiasis) or death in humans; a barb on a harpoon or arrow; Horizontal tail fin of cetaceans It has no skeletal support; Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot; flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor; either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean; One of the lobes of a whale's tail; The European flounder; a stroke of luck; Trematode (Clonorchis, Paragonimus, Fasciola, and Schistosoma spp ); One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor; A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers; The entire point of an anchor, composed of the bill and palm at the end of an arm; The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook; To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance from a bad shot
flukes: plural of fluke
liver fluke: flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans

fluke

Türkische aussprache

fluk

Synonyme

accident, blessing, break, contingency, fortuity, fortunate, fortune, good fortune, good luck, incident, lucky break, odd chance, quirk, stroke of luck, windfall

Antonyme

certainty, design, plan

Aussprache

/ˈflo͞ok/ /ˈfluːk/

Etymologie

[ 'flük ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English flOc; akin to Old English flOh chip, Old High German flah smooth, Greek plax flat surface, and probably to Old English flOr floor; more at FLOOR.