Flute vs. Piccolo

Flutenoun

(musical instruments) 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.

Flutenoun

A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.

Flutenoun

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

Flutenoun

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

Flutenoun

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

Flutenoun

A long French bread roll.

Flutenoun

An organ stop with a flute-like sound.

Flutenoun

A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc.

Flutenoun

A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

Fluteverb

(intransitive) To play on a flute.

Fluteverb

(intransitive) To make a flutelike sound.

Fluteverb

(transitive) To utter with a flutelike sound.

Fluteverb

(transitive) 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.).

Flutenoun

A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole.

Flutenoun

A channel of curved section; - usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n.

Flutenoun

A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.

Flutenoun

A long French breakfast roll.

Flutenoun

A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.

Flutenoun

A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

Fluteverb

To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.

Fluteverb

To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.

Fluteverb

To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc.

Flutenoun

a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

Flutenoun

a tall narrow wineglass

Flutenoun

a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column

Fluteverb

form flutes in

Flutenoun

a wind instrument made from a tube with holes that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (in which case it is also called a transverse flute) so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form is a transverse flute, typically made of metal, with an elaborate set of keys.

Flutenoun

an organ stop with wooden or metal flue pipes producing a tone similar to that of a flute.

Flutenoun

an ornamental vertical groove in a column.

Flutenoun

a trumpet-shaped frill on a dress or other garment.

Flutenoun

a tall, narrow wine glass

Fluteverb

play a flute or pipe.

Fluteverb

speak in a melodious way

Fluteverb

make flutes or grooves in.

Flute

The flute is a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening.

Piccolonoun

A waiter's assistant in a hotel or restaurant.

Piccolonoun

A bottle of champagne containing 0.1875 litres of fluid, 4 the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or snipe.

Piccolonoun

(musical instruments) A musical instrument similar to a flute, but smaller and playing an octave higher.

Piccolonoun

A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.

Piccolonoun

A small upright piano.

Piccolonoun

An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.

Piccolonoun

a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute

Piccolo

The piccolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpikkolo]; Italian for ) is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The modern piccolo has most of the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written.