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- [floo]
- /flu/
- /fluː/
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- [floo]
- /flu/
Definitions of flue word
- noun flue a fishing net. 1
- noun flue A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation. 1
- noun flue chimney 1
- noun flue air duct 1
- countable noun flue A flue is a pipe or long tube that acts as a chimney, taking smoke away from a device such as a heater, fire, or cooker. 0
- noun flue a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc 0
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Origin of flue
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; earlier flew, perhaps representing Old English flēwsa a flowing, the form flews being taken as plural
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Parts of speech for Flue
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flue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flue
noun flue
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- vent — a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
- tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
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