fluke

1. n. The European flounder. See Flounder. Source: opted

2. n. A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot. Source: opted

3. n. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor. Source: opted

4. n. One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. Source: opted

5. n. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. a stroke of luck Source: wordnet

8. n. a barb on a harpoon or arrow Source: wordnet

9. n. flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor Source: wordnet

10. n. either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean Source: wordnet

11. n. parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host Source: wordnet

12. 1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor. 2. (Zoöl.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor. 3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting. 4. 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. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope. Source: webster

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