BIG TWISTED FLUTE

Meaning of BIG TWISTED FLUTE in English

[Native American] A cedar carved, five stop (finger holes) flute in the shape of a twisted headless horse said to possess magical power. When played it evokes a powerful love charm to entice a mate. The shaman composed exclusive music for it. These flutes generated a haunting melody, difficult to resist.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

TWISTED — adjective Date: circa 1890 mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed ; sick
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLUTE — In its broad sense, a flute may be end-blown, like the recorder , or may have a globular shape, like …
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BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
TWISTED — I. past of twist II. adjective Etymology: from past participle of twist (I) : mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLUTE — I. ˈflüt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English floute, from Middle French flaute, flahute, fleute, from Old …
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BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWISTED — (a.) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.
Английский словарь Webster
TWISTED — (imp. & p. p.) of Twist
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FLUTE — (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute.
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FLUTE — (v. i.) To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.
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FLUTE — (v. i.) A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by …
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TWISTED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Twist
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TWISTED — ( a. ) Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FLUTE — — flutelike , adj. /flooht/ , n. , v. , fluted, fluting . n. 1. a musical wind instrument consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
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TWISTED — adj. bent, crooked, coiled, turned; having undergone a twisting process; having undergone rotation of opposite ends in opposing directions; entwined; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLUTE — v. play a flute; speak or sing in flute-like tones; form grooves or channels
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FLUTE — I. ˈflüt noun Etymology: Middle English floute, from Anglo-French floute, fleute, from Old French flaüte, probably of imitative origin Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWISTED — adjective Date: circa 1890 : mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed : sick
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWISTED — impf & ·p.p. of twist. 2. twisted ·adj contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence, perverted.
Webster English vocab
FLUTE — noun a long french breakfast roll. 2. flute ·noun a kind of flyboat; a storeship. 3. flute ·noun a stop …
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BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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TWISTED — adjective (of a personality or behaviour) unpleasantly or unhealthily abnormal. → twist
Concise Oxford English vocab
TWISTED — [twist.ed] adj (ca. 1890): mentally or emotionally unsound or disturbed: sick
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLUTE — [flute] n [ME floute, fr. MF fleute, fr. OF flaute, prob. fr. OProv flaut] (14c) 1 a: recorder 3 b: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
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FLUTE — Flute. Click on the audio icons beneath the art to hear the sound of a flute. The selection is French …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLUTE — flute BrE AmE fluːt ▷ fluted ˈfluːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈfluːt̬ əd ▷ flutes fluːts ▷ fluting/s ˈfluːt ɪŋ/z AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWISTED — / ˈtwɪstɪd; NAmE / adjective 1. bent or turned so that the original shape is lost : After the crash …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWISTED — twist ‧ ed /ˈtwɪstəd, ˈtwɪstɪd/ BrE AmE ( also ˌtwisted ˈup ) adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ twist …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLUTE — flute /fluːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: flahute , from Old Provençal …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLUTE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a high-pitched woodwind instrument of metal or wood, having holes along it stopped by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLUTE — n. & v. n. 1 a a high-pitched woodwind instrument of metal or wood, having holes along it stopped by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLUTE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a high-pitched woodwind instrument of metal or wood, having holes along it stopped by …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
TWISTED — If you describe a person as twisted , you dislike them because you think they are strange in an unpleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLUTE — ( flutes) A flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. You play it by blowing over a hole …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWISTED — If you describe a person as ~, you dislike them because you think they are strange in an unpleasant way. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TWISTED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mangled/tangled/twisted wreckage ▪ Recovery teams continue to clear the tangled wreckage. sb's face is twisted/contorted …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLUTE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ One was playing a flute , the other a guitar. ▪ In …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWISTED — [adjective] - being unpleasantly strangeThe letter was clearly the product of a twisted mind.(UK and ANZ) In those days I …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
FLUTE — n. Woodwind instrument in which the sound is produced by blowing against a sharp edge. In its broad sense, a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWISTED — adj 1. displeasing; MESSED UP. ("That's twisted!") Submitted by Jamie Vlahos, St. Anthony, MN, USA, 14-11-1997.
Slang English vocab
TWISTED — (a): very drunk (ireland sleng)
Slang English vocab
TWISTED — Executed, hanged.
Slang English vocab
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWISTED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TWISTED — adj. Twisted is used with these nouns: ↑ ankle , ↑ knee , ↑ logic , ↑ metal , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
TWISTED — adj. 25B6; adjective twisted metal : CRUMPLED, bent, crushed, buckled, warped, misshapen, distorted, deformed. a twisted smile : CROOKED, lopsided; …
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BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
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