Lucky vs. Fluke: What's the Difference?
Lucky and Fluke Definitions
Lucky
Having or attended by good luck.
Fluke
Any of numerous parasitic flatworms, including the trematodes, some of which infect humans, and the monogeneans, which are chiefly ectoparasites of fish.
Lucky
Believed to bring good luck
Hoped to draw a lucky number.
Fluke
Any of various flatfishes chiefly of the genus Paralichthys, especially the summer flounder.
Lucky
(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
A lucky adventurer
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
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Fluke
(Nautical) The triangular blade at the end of an arm of an anchor, designed to catch in the ground.
Lucky
Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
A lucky mistake
A lucky cast
A lucky hour
Fluke
A barb or barbed head, as on an arrow or a harpoon.
Lucky
(bingo) seven
Fluke
Either of the two horizontally flattened divisions of the tail of a whale.
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Lucky
Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; - said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.
Fluke
A chance occurrence
That spring snowstorm was a total fluke.
Lucky
Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.
We doubt not of a fair and lucky war.
Fluke
(Games) An accidentally good or successful stroke in billiards or pool.
Lucky
Blessed with good fortune;
Considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house
A lucky guess
Fluke
A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
The first goal was just a fluke.
Lucky
Having or bringing good fortune;
My lucky day
Fluke
A flounder.
Lucky
Tending to favor or bring good luck;
Miracles are auspicious accidents
Encouraging omens
A favorable time to ask for a raise
Lucky stars
A prosperous moment to make a decision
Fluke
A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.
The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
Fluke
Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
Fluke
(nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.
Fluke
A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.
Fluke
In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.
Fluke
Waste cotton.
Fluke
To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
Fluke
(snooker) To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.
Fluke
The European flounder. See Flounder.
Fluke
Any American flounder of the genus Paralichthys, especially Paralicthys dentatus, found in the Atlantic Ocean and in adjacent bays.
Fluke
A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot.
Fluke
The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.
Fluke
One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.
Fluke
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
Fluke
An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke.
Fluke
To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.
Fluke
A stroke of luck
Fluke
A barb on a harpoon or arrow
Fluke
Flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor
Fluke
Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean
Fluke
Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
