eardrum vs flute

eardrum

noun
  • A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus. 

flute

noun
  • An organ stop with a flute-like sound. 

  • A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight. 

  • A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape 

  • A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc. 

  • A kind of flyboat; a storeship. 

  • A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. 

  • A recorder, also a woodwind instrument. 

  • A long French bread roll, baguette. 

  • A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne. 

verb
  • To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.). 

  • To make a flutelike sound. 

  • To play on a flute. 

  • To utter with a flutelike sound. 

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