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# flute

noun (a flute, flutes)

«flute» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A flute is a musical instrument shaped like a thin tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and pressing keys or covering holes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#m1)
2. A flute is a tall, thin glass, used for drinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#m2)

### In the lessons

In music lessons the flute is a woodwind instrument, even though modern flutes are made of metal; pupils may play a recorder first. In science it shows how air vibrating in a tube makes sound. Phrases: «play the flute», «flute lessons», «a wooden flute».

### Examples

- She plays the flute in the school band. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x1)
- The flute makes a soft, high sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x2)
- I have flute lessons on Thursdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x3)
- The flute is a woodwind instrument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x4)
- A shorter tube makes a higher note on a flute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x5)
- The shepherd played a wooden flute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x6)
- Grown-ups clinked tall flutes of juice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x7)
- But Petru played on his flute, and the giant fell back again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «play the flute» (use «the» with instruments). A person who plays it is a «flautist» (UK) or «flutist» (US). Trap: the metal flute is still a woodwind, because it is played by blowing across a hole.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flute» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flute» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flute.html) on Mova free.