flu or (rare) flue /floo/

A shortened form of influenza

fluˈey adjective (informal)

flue¹ /floo/

1. A pipe for conveying hot air, smoke, flame, etc
2. A small chimney
3. A flue pipe (music)
4. The opening by which the air escapes from the foot of a flue pipe

flueˈ-cure transitive verb

To cure (tobacco) by heat introduced through flues

flueˈ-cured adjective

flue pipe noun

A pipe, esp in an organ, in which the sound is produced by air passing across an edge

flue stop noun

A stop controlling the flue pipes in an organ

flueˈwork noun

(in an organ) the flue pipes collectively

flue² /floo/

1. Light fluff, such as collects in unswept places
2. Soft down or fur

fluˈey adjective

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