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Flukes
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Simple meaning
What does Flukes mean?
Lucky accidents or chance events.
Dictionary definition
Lucky accidents, flatfish, parasitic worms, or parts of anchors and whale tails.
Example sentences
Flukes in a sentence
easy
Those wins were not all flukes.
medium
The whale's flukes splashed the water.
hard
Flukes can be lucky events or specific animal and nautical parts depending on context.
Synonyms
Words like Flukes
chance eventsUnexpected happenings.
flukeRelated word that supports the meaning of flukes.
Antonyms
Opposite words
certaintiesThings sure to happen.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to flukes, depending on context.
Word family
Flukes word family
Base word
flukes
noun
flukeses
More than one flukes.
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Practice 1
What does flukes mean?
Flukes means lucky accidents or chance events.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to flukes?
Chance Events is close in meaning to flukes in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of flukes?
Certainties contrasts with flukes.
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