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noun stroke of luck, accident, coincidence, chance occurrence, chance, stroke, blessing, freak, windfall, quirk, lucky break, serendipity, quirk of fate, fortuity, break The discovery was something of a fluke.
- What is a fluke person?
- What does sheer fluke mean?
- What does flat as a fluke mean?
- Is Fluke a bad word?
- What Fluke looks like?
- What is a flike?
- What does downplaying yourself mean?
- Is Serendipity a real word?
- What are tail flukes?
- What did Drake mean by fluke?
- What are fish flukes?
- What flunked mean?
- What is the opposite of fluke?
- What is fluke food?
- How do trematodes eat?
- What kills liver flukes in humans?
- Can humans get flukes?
What is a fluke person?
fluke in American English
an accidentally good or lucky stroke in billiards, pool, etc. Informal. a result, esp. a successful one, brought about by accident; stroke of luck.
What does sheer fluke mean?
If you say that something good is a fluke, you mean that it happened accidentally rather than by being planned or arranged. [informal] The discovery was something of a fluke. By sheer fluke, one of the shipowner's employees was in the city. [Also + of]
What does flat as a fluke mean?
Extremely level, especially too much so. For example, There are no hills; this terrain is flat as a pancake. This simile dates from the 1500s and has survived its contemporary, flat as a flounder. It is sometimes used, either disparagingly or ruefully, to describe a small-breasted woman. See also: flat, pancake.
Is Fluke a bad word?
fluke Add to list Share. A fluke is an unexpected stroke of good luck. ... If something good happens to you by chance when you're not expecting it, that's a fluke. The word fluke can also be used in a negative or insulting way.
What Fluke looks like?
The symmetrical body of a fluke is covered with a noncellular cuticle. Most are flattened and leaflike or ribbonlike, although some are stout and circular in cross section. Muscular suckers on the ventral (bottom) surface, hooks, and spines are used for attachment.
What is a flike?
Flike (a portmanteau of fly and bike) is a manned personal tricopter, similar in concept to a hoverbike.
What does downplaying yourself mean?
to reduce in apparent importance. he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success.
Is Serendipity a real word?
Serendipity is a noun, coined in the middle of the 18th century by author Horace Walpole (he took it from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip). The adjective form is serendipitous, and the adverb is serendipitously. A serendipitist is "one who finds valuable or agreeable things not sought for."
What are tail flukes?
Fluke (tail), the lobes of the tail of a cetacean, such as dolphins or whales, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and metriorhynchids.
What did Drake mean by fluke?
Drake called his baby mother a 'fluke'. I just... men are embarrassing. Sophie ain't done a thing to this man but be quiet and take care of their kid, and he out here being a headass.
What are fish flukes?
Given the common name of fish flukes by hobbyists, monogenean trematodes are one of the most common parasites we come across in freshwater fish. There are many species that can infect freshwater and marine species, but we most commonly deal with the Gyrodactylus spp. and Dactylogyrus spp.
What flunked mean?
: to fail especially in an examination or course. transitive verb. 1 : to give a failing grade to. 2 : to get a failing grade or result in. flunk.
What is the opposite of fluke?
Opposite of an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. misfortune. unluckiness. adversity.
What is fluke food?
The fluke is also known as a summer flounder, a flattie, and a lefteye flounder. A similar type of fish from the same family is the winter flounder that is considered a right-eyed fish. Like the fluke, this fish has similar textured meat that is flavorful and good for baking or broiling.
How do trematodes eat?
Trematodes are parasitic flatworms commonly known as flukes. These flattened oval or worm-shaped creatures feed off their hosts' blood using muscular, pumping mouths — as they have no anuses, their bodily wastes blurt out from their mouths as well. [Video – Watch a trematode devour its enemy whole.]
What kills liver flukes in humans?
It's possible to eradicate liver flukes completely. An infection will usually be treated with a drug called triclabendazole. It's given orally, usually in one or two doses, and most people respond well to this treatment. A short course of corticosteroids is sometimes prescribed for acute phases with severe symptoms.
Can humans get flukes?
Liver flukes are parasites that can infect humans and cause liver and bile duct disease. There are two families of liver flukes that cause disease in humans: Opisthorchiidae (which includes species of Clonorchis and Opisthorchis) and Fasciolidae (which includes species of Fasciola).
